On May 1st, around 2:10 AM local time, a highway collapse occurred on the Meida Expressway in Guangdong Province, heading towards Fujian. As of 11:45 AM on the same day, after on-site verification, the accident has resulted in 18 vehicles falling into the collapse (no hazardous or large vehicles such as buses were found), involving a total of 49 individuals. Among them, 19 deaths have been confirmed, while 30 people are undergoing intensive treatment in hospitals and are currently not in life-threatening condition. The collapsed section of the highway spans approximately 17.9 meters in length, covering an area of about 184.3 square meters.

Following the incident, Guangdong Province established an on-site command center for accident rescue. Approximately 500 personnel from various departments, including public security, emergency response, firefighting, health, transportation, and mining rescue teams, have been mobilized for on-site rescue efforts.

Footage captured by eyewitnesses at the scene shows a section of the highway collapsing entirely down the mountainside, with mud sliding down at least several tens of meters away. Only the highway guardrails connected to the pillars are left dangling in mid-air. The collapsed area has formed a large crater, with vehicles engulfed in flames inside. The scene is engulfed in significant flames, and multiple fire trucks and police cars have since arrived at the scene to carry out rescue operations.

The video was provided with permission from local media.

广东梅龙高速塌陷致 19 死 30 伤(china)
5 月 1 日 2 时 10 分左右，广东梅大高速大埔往福建方向 K11+900m（茶阳路段出口方向 2 公里左右）附近发生高速公路路面塌陷事故。截至 1 日 11 时 45 分，经现场核查，事故共造成 18 部车辆陷落（未发现危化车辆、客车等大型车辆），涉及人员共 49 人，其中确认死亡人数 19 人，30 人正在医院全力救治，暂无生命危险。公路塌方路面长约 17.9 米，面积约 184.3 平方米。事故发生后，广东省成立事故救援现场指挥部，公安、应急、消防、卫健、交通、矿山救护队等投入约 500 多人参与现场救援。 据现场目击者拍摄的画面显示，在高速公路的一侧，有一段路面整个向山坡下垮了下去，泥土滑出至少几十米远，只剩下高速护栏连着桩柱悬空在那里。塌陷的位置已经形成了一个大坑，坑里有车正在燃烧。现场火光很大，随后有多部消防车、警车等已经赶到现场开展救援。