▲ A company commuter bus that veered off the road and crashed into a rice paddy embankment beside a road in Samho-eup, Yeongam County, South Jeolla Province, while carrying around 20 workers, stands stopped on the evening of November 2.
A company commuter bus carrying 21 workers heading home from work has veered off the road and crashed into a rice paddy embankment.
According to the Yeongam Police Station in South Jeolla Province and other authorities, at around 9:40 p.m. yesterday (November 2), a company commuter bus traveling in the third lane of a one-way, four-lane road in Samho-eup, Yeongam County, South Jeolla Province, went off the road and plunged into a rice paddy embankment.
Due to the accident, 20 of the 21 people on board the bus sustained minor injuries, including abrasions.
The remaining passenger was taken to a hospital after complaining of back pain.
It was confirmed that the bus was carrying employees heading home after completing their shifts at the time of the crash.
During police questioning, the bus driver claimed a vehicle defect, stating to the effect that "the steering wheel suddenly turned to the left while driving."
Authorities determined that the driver was neither unlicensed nor driving under the influence of alcohol at the time.
Based on the driver's statement, police plan to investigate the exact circumstances of the accident and inspect the condition of the bus to determine whether an actual mechanical defect existed.
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