英雄司机用生命守护全车乘客

Wu Bin, a bus driver from the city of Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province, has deeply moved the public for his heroic act of self-sacrifice. The man laid down his life to save his 24 passengers from imminent danger.

Wu was driving his bus from Wuxi to Hangzhou on the Shanghai-Yichang Highway around noon on May 29, 2012, when he was suddenly struck by a large chunk of iron that came flying through the windscreen. Although the sheet of metal severely injured Wu, a 76-second surveillance video clearly shows his final actions. He held the wheel tight, put on the parking brake, safely brought the bus to a halt, pulled up the handbrake, turned on the fault-warning lights, and advised his passengers to remain seated. He managed to calmly do all this before collapsing from his injuries. With his last strength he asked passengers to call emergency services.

Wu was sent to a local military hospital. According to his doctors, Wu's liver had almost been smashed to pieces. He ultimately died from his injuries.

Born in Hangzhou on March 8, 1965, Wu worked at the No. 2 Passenger Transport Company of Hangzhou. Before the tragic accident, he'd had a spotless driving record of more than 1 million kilometers, according to his colleague Chen Yibo.

Wu got married to Wang Lizhe 18 years ago, with whom he has a 16-year-old daughter. His parents are over 70 years old.

Wu's heroic actions have deeply moved the public. His body was sent to a local funeral home under a police escort for cremation. Thousands of people showed up to pay their last respects.

During an executive meeting of the provincial government on June 4, 2012, Governor Xia Baolong announced that the government had conferred the honorary titles of "model worker" and "martyr" upon Wu in order to commemorate his acts of selflessness.

Meanwhile, police are still investigating the cause of the accident.

吴斌是浙江省杭州市的一名公交车司机，他在危急关头舍已救人的英勇行为深深地感动了公众。

5月29日中午，吴斌驾驶长途车行驶在沪宜公路无锡至杭州路段。突然一块金属板穿透挡风玻璃砸向吴斌。一个76秒的监控录像显示，吴斌虽然严重受伤，但仍然做了一连串动作：立刻握紧方向盘，注视前方，紧踩脚刹，缓行停车，拉起手刹，开启双跳灯并打开车门，然后起身告诫乘客高速路上要注意安全，随后倒在座位上，他让乘客帮助拨打报警电话110和120，。

吴斌被送往当地一家部队医院。据医生介绍，吴斌的肝脏几乎被击碎，最终于6月1日不幸去世。

吴斌1965年3月8日出生于杭州，去世前是杭州长运客运二公司的快客司机，据安全科长陈一波说，吴斌驾驶客车已经安全行驶100多万公里，从来没有发生过一起交通事故和旅客投诉。

吴斌与汪丽珍结婚18年，他们的女儿今年16岁，正在读高中，他的父母已是古稀之年。

吴斌的英雄事迹深深感动了社会各界。吴斌的遗体在警车的护送下被送往当地一家殡仪馆火化，成千上万的市民前往殡仪馆为他送行。

省委副书记、省长夏宝龙6月4 日主持召开省政府第94次常务会议，批准省总工会关于建议追授吴斌同志为省劳动模范荣誉称号、评定其为烈士的请示，以表彰他无私的舍已救人行为。

同时，警方正在对事故原因进行调查。

(China.org.cn by Li Jingrong June 5, 2012)