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Traffic accident with the Evergreen truck – the truck blocked the track after the container ship – UNIAN

A truck with the name of the company, which became famous after the incident with the container ship in the Suez Canal, drove into the car and pushed it to the side of the road.

A truck blocked a four-lane highway / screenshot from local media video

A truck with the Evergreen sign in an accident blocked the Changchun-Shenzhen highway in China, resulting in a massive traffic jam.

According to local media reports, a truck with the name of the company, which became famous after the incident with a container ship in the Suez Canal, drove into the car and pushed it to the side of the road.

As a result of a traffic accident, a four-lane road in one direction was blocked.

The truck belongs to the same Taiwanese firm as the famous container ship in the Suez Canal.

screenshot from video

screenshot from video

Read alsoSuez Canal unblocking may take weeks – Reuters

Container ship Evergreen incident in the Suez Canal

  • On March 24, 2021, it became known that the Evergreen vessel was completely blocked traffic on the Suez Canalwhich connects the Mediterranean and Red Seas.
  • A giant container ship flying the Panama flag tried to turn around in a narrow space and was stuck tightly aground.
  • As of 25 March 2021 eight tugboats were unable to move the ship that blocked the Suez Canal.
  • The ship is 400 meters long, 60 meters wide and is designed for 200 thousand tons of cargo.
  • The Suez Canal is 193 km (120 mi) long. It opened in 1869 and is one of the busiest waterways in the world. About 12% of world trade, including almost 10% of oil and 8% of liquefied natural gas, passes through the canal.

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