A serious car accident occurred in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai on Monday evening. A man drove his car into a crowd at the Zhuhai Sports Center, killing 35 people and injuring 43. The incident has attracted widespread social attention and reflection on public safety and mental health.

Zhuhai Public Security Bureau said that a 62-year-old man surnamed Fan drove a small off-road vehicle into the sports center, causing the tragic accident. The man reportedly attempted to self-harm after the car accident, and the police said he was dissatisfied with the distribution of property in the divorce. The perpetrator is still in a coma in the hospital and has not yet been questioned by the police.

The double test of security and social stability

The incident has raised questions about China's public security system, which has been strengthened in recent years. In recent years, the government has increased its attention to social stability and established an extensive surveillance network to ensure safety and order. However, this sudden vicious incident seems to show that rigid surveillance alone is not enough to prevent such violent attacks.

After the incident, President Xi Jinping quickly issued instructions requiring local governments to ensure public safety and social stability to prevent similar incidents from happening again. Senior government officials quickly expressed their commitment to strengthen public security measures in order to maintain public safety.

Media and information dissemination are restricted

After the incident, videos and discussions about the accident quickly circulated on social media, but were deleted by relevant departments soon after. The local media's interviews with witnesses were also deleted. This practice of blocking information has attracted public attention. A small number of videos have flowed into overseas social platforms, showing the tragic scene of the accident. People and scattered items can be seen in the video, and first aid personnel and the masses are performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

China's security and information management system faces dual pressures: how to ensure the effective dissemination of true information and the public's awareness while preventing the panic and negative impact caused by the incident from spreading.

Social issues behind the incident

The Zhuhai car accident makes people reflect on the social reasons behind the incident. In recent years, with the economic slowdown and the intensification of the real estate crisis, the living pressure of some groups has increased, while the coverage of social safety nets and mental health services is relatively limited. Public opinion believes that the Zhuhai car accident is likely to be a "revenge on society" behavior. Similar incidents have occurred many times in the past few years, usually closely related to the psychological distress and economic pressure of the perpetrators.

In recent years, there have been many attacks on civilians, such as the stabbing of a student near a Japanese school in September this year and the attack on a teacher at the University of Iowa in June. These incidents reflect the accumulation of dissatisfaction in society, while effective psychological intervention and rescue mechanisms are insufficient.

The government takes urgent action and the society pays attention to mental health

After the incident, more than 300 medical staff actively participated in the rescue work, and the people lined up to donate blood, showing the warmth and solidarity of the society. The government's top leaders also urgently introduced a series of measures to increase the investigation and resolution of security risks and social contradictions.

The Zhuhai car accident has aroused public concern about mental health. Many netizens have called for improvements in social security and mental health support, not only relying on monitoring and rigid management measures. Strengthening the construction of the mental health service system and providing more effective social support and intervention can provide the necessary psychological assistance to the people in the economic pressure and social change.

Challenges of social security and mental health in the future

This incident has brought an important warning to Chinese society: economic development and social stability require a good mental health support system, and monitoring and public security management alone are difficult to effectively prevent such violent incidents. In the future, establishing comprehensive social security and mental health services is not only the public's expectation, but also an important support for maintaining long-term social stability.

The Zhuhai car accident made people deeply aware of the importance of mental health and promoted the attention to social support mechanisms.