On May 1st, around 2:10 AM local time, a highway collapse occurred on the Meida Expressway in Guangdong Province, China, heading towards Fujian. As of 15:00 on May 1, after on-site verification, the accident caused a total of 20 vehicles to fall (no dangerous vehicles, buses and other large vehicles were found), involving a total of 54 people, of which 24 people were confirmed dead, 30 people are under full treatment in the hospital, and their lives are not in danger. At present, the relevant disposal work is in progress.

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 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。