2024 Meizhou expressway collapse

2024 Meizhou expressway collapse
DateMay 1, 2024
LocationMeizhou, Guangdong, China
Coordinates24°29′24″N 116°40′24″E / 24.49000°N 116.67333°E / 24.49000; 116.67333
TypeRoad collapse
Deaths48
Non-fatal injuries~30

On the morning of May 1, 2024, an expressway in Meizhou, China, collapsed, killing 48 people and injuring thirty others.

The Meilong Expressway Collapse was a catastrophic event that occurred on May 1, 2024, at approximately 2:10 a.m. local time. The incident took place at the Meilong Expressway (Meidagao Section) in the direction of Fujian, approximately 900 meters from K11 in Cha'yang Town, Dabu County, Meizhou City, Guangdong Province, China.