Most of the casualties were college students from Tangshan College, Hebei Province.
The driver is in a coma and the road is still closed.
Moderator: Is there any new progress in things now, and has there been any change in the casualties?
Reporter: As of five o'clock this morning, the number of casualties has not changed, or 35 people were killed and 19 people were injured. Most of the casualties were college students from Tangshan College, Hebei Province. According to the person in charge of the relevant departments, they have controlled the bus driver, but the driver has been in a coma and cannot investigate and inquire about the accident.
Moderator: You arrived at the hospital where the injured were located late last night. What did you see at the scene?
Reporter: As far as I know, because most of the casualties are from Hebei, some family members rushed to hospitals and funeral homes in Tianjin after learning the bad news. Last night 12, we also went to the hospital. I saw in the hospital that several family members had collapsed and their eyes were red and weak. Most family members also look dignified. Then in the hospital, I saw that the person in charge of the relevant departments in Tianjin had been calming the family members' emotions and asked all family members to register the list so that the police could investigate and verify the identity of the deceased.
After the accident, Binbao Expressway was closed, so I couldn't get to the first scene of the accident. But I learned indirectly that the bus that had an accident was inserted in the middle by the guardrail of the expressway and divided into two sections. Because it is impossible to investigate the scene of the accident at night, the accident vehicles are still on the expressway.
Moderator: So, what will the relevant departments do?
Reporter: So far, the relevant departments in Tianjin have been actively receiving the families of the deceased and providing them with various conveniences. However, according to the person in charge of the relevant departments, since the bus was born in Hebei and the car was born in Shandong, most of the passengers were students from Tangshan College in Hebei, and the Hebei provincial government may be mainly responsible for the aftermath of the accident. Then, I will continue to pay attention to the latest development of things.
The bus was suspected of being overloaded.
After the accident, the Voice of China reporter rushed to the scene of the accident and the hospital where the injured were located. How did this serious traffic accident happen? CCTV reporters Chen Zhenxi and Arqie interviewed the highway traffic police and some family members yesterday. According to a person in charge of Tianjin high-speed traffic police, after preliminary judgment, the bus was suspected of being overloaded.
Traffic police: The bus actually carries 55-56 passengers, but according to the data, it should carry 53 people.
The person in charge of Tianjin high-speed traffic police introduced the specific situation at the time of the accident.
Traffic Police: A vehicle with Hebei license plate, a vehicle with Shandong license plate and a Toyota car with Jinan license plate are returning to Tangshan from Baoding. Two cars got stuck and the bus turned right. In the process of turning, it just turned to the fender on the roadside, that is, the wooden guardrail isolated on the right side of the expressway, and the whole car turned over there.
According to the person in charge, after the accident, the leaders in charge of Tianjin, the main leaders of relevant departments and districts and counties and medical staff rushed to the scene quickly, sent the injured to three hospitals including wuqing district People's Hospital in Tianjin for treatment, and placed the bodies of the deceased in three funeral homes in Tianjin, waiting for their families to identify them. According to him, they also arranged a large number of DNA testers to identify the identity of the deceased overnight.
The person in charge of the high-speed traffic police said that due to the large number of dead people, it will take a long time to verify their identity, and the specific list of dead people has not been announced yet, while the identity of 19 injured passengers has been confirmed.
This morning, the reporter saw in wuqing district People's Hospital that many families of the dead and wounded had rushed to the hospital. The staff of the public security and medical departments have been explaining the situation to their families and calming their emotions. A family member told reporters that most of the passengers on the bus were college students from Tangshan College, Hebei Province. His son is also in the car, just a senior, and his life and death are uncertain.
Family member: He took a bus from Baoding to Tangshan College. He is a senior this year. Lively children go out at home and have a good time, alas! It's clear now, such a good road condition, isn't it? I don't know how this piece was made, and I can't say now. Now let's wait for the result.
In the hospital, most family members look solemn and anxious to know about their loved ones.
Family members: Whether you are injured or not, you should tell your family members the truth. Now 19 of the injured, there are no children of mine. Without him, there would be no one. But without it, we also want to meet someone. See if it hurts, see if it hurts. There should also be a person in charge of this matter on his side.