A fire accident of a bus occurred at the Chuan-Shan overpass at the northern third ring road of Chengdu city. By 12:10, there were already 24 people dead and 49 injured in this accident, among whom 32 were severely injured. They are under emergency treatment in Chengdu Second People's Hospital and Chengdu General Army Hospital respectively.
The press office of Chengdu municipal government held a brief news release near the accident scene around 10:40. Mao Zhixiong, assistant to the mayor of Chengdu city and the government press spokesman, introduced that the accident vehicle was Bus No. 9, which caught fire at the place driving down from the Chuan-Shan overpass on its way from Tianhui town to the downtown area.
He said after the accident happened, the injured were quickly sent to hospitals. The Sichuan Provincial Party Committee, the provincial government, the Chengdu Municipal Party Committee and the municipal government all paid high attention to this accident and immediately started the emergency plan. Jiang Jufeng, governor of Sichuan Province, Li Chuncheng, secretary of Chengdu Municipal Party Committee, and others rushed to the scene to organize and direct, deployed to find out the cause of the accident quickly, and prevented similar accidents from happening again. The cause of the accident is currently under investigation.