On May 29, 2012, when Wu Bin was driving a bus from Wuxi to Hangzhou on an expressway, a piece of iron broke through the glass and hit his abdomen and arm. This lacerated his liver and caused his bone to fracture, however, he bore the heavy pain and safely stopped the bus. Then, he helped passengers leave the bus, warning them to be careful of the passing cars. He was quickly sent to a hospital, however, he died on June 1. It was said that his pain equaled that of being hit by a bullet.