a water truck lost control and hit a pedestrian, and the fire department in dongcheng district, beijing, rushed to rescue.
2024-08-31
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beijing news (reporter guo yimeng) on the morning of august 31, at the entrance of huashi fire station in dongcheng district, beijing, a city highway sprinkler truck suddenly lost control and crashed into the sidewalk across the road, knocking a person to the ground. at this time, the firefighters who were checking the vehicle equipment heard the collision and immediately rushed out of the station to rescue.
the scene of the incident. source: dongcheng district fire rescue brigade
upon inspection, the front of the water truck was severely damaged, the driver was unconscious, his legs were stuck, and the injured people fell beside him. the firefighters immediately divided into two groups. one group immediately took out the demolition tools to break open the door and used hydraulic expansion pliers to expand the part where the driver was stuck. the other group went forward to check and inquire about the injuries of passers-by, and called 120 emergency number and 110 police number. at the same time, in order to avoid a second accident, the firefighters also brought warning barrels and warning tapes to evacuate the onlookers in time.
the firefighters broke open the deformed cab, and worked together to lift the trapped driver out. they stayed beside him to keep him conscious until medical staff arrived. they then worked together to lift the injured driver and passers-by into the ambulance and sent them to the hospital.
at the accident site, firefighters are trying to rescue the trapped driver. image source: dongcheng district fire rescue brigade
after successfully rescuing the injured, the fire station dispatched a rescue fire truck to assist the traffic management department in towing the accident vehicle out of the accident site and handed the scene over to the traffic police for handling.
edited by gan hao
proofread by zhang yanjun
