Truck driver waits for rescue inside the dangling cab of a semi-truck after a bridge collapse in China's Guizhou province.
Truck driver waits for rescue inside the dangling cab of a semi-truck after a bridge collapse in China's Guizhou province.
Translation
Driver: Call the police, call the fire dept., call everybody!
Guy: You’re in Guangzhou Bay; here we call the Paw Patrol!
It's pissing me off that this was my first thought too.
"We're gonna call the who?"
Ghost-busters, just coz I like to watch them bustin'.
He also say no signal, mei sing ha
Was he rescued?
Yes.
Strange question. What are the other options?
another option: he was not rescued
The cab breaks off and he plummets to his death?
Don't think I'd just be calmly sitting at the open door. I'd probably be curled up on the floor wishing I hadn't shit my pants
That's a heck of a lot of faith in the holding strength of the fifth wheel.
I mean, we drive on bridges with faith they won't collapse
And in most parts of the world the faith is very warranted, China included.
Good & quality infrastructure is vital to a country that wants to grow.
I mean, what else can he do at this point? Try to climb out himself? That sounds way riskier than waiting for the rescue team.
There is not much else to have faith in here at that point. Luckily, the coupling was not as unmaintained or underspec as many other things in China are.
"This is fine."
when is this from?
2025/06/24
The bridge was closed (by a mere) 30 minutes before the partial collapse, that's why there were no casualties. Not sure why was the red truck there.
chinadaily.com.cn/a/202506/25/WS685b4ef3a310a04af22c84eb.html
A section of a bridge on the Xiamen-Chengdu Expressway in Guizhou province collapsed on Tuesday morning following a landslide brought on by prolonged heavy rainfall. No casualties have been reported.
The collapse occurred at about 7:40 am in Sandu county as a truck was crossing the bridge. The driver was rescued by emergency teams, according to local authorities.
Highway patrol officers first observed structural deformation on the bridge as early as 5:51 am and imposed one-way traffic control. A full closure in both directions was implemented by 7:11 am, less than 30 minutes before a portion of the bridge gave way.
An investigation is underway to determine the exact cause of the collapse.
Drone footage:
youtube/qO4odVoxkM8This is AI. China builds the biggerest strongest bridges. Nobody builds bridges better than China. China has the biggest most beautiful bridges. The world is jealous of chinas beautiful bridges. Only amerikkkan bridges collapse.
/s
What... What was the point of your comment?
You’re really fucking weird. Go away.
Get outta here, Chinese Trump!
"Hang on a minute, lads. I've got a great idea"
Thank goodness he put on the Amazon lights
Hold on lads, I’ve got an idea…