Village Bus Crashes Into Bus Stop in Gimpo; 3 Passengers Hospitalized

At approximately 11:40 a.m. today, a village bus driven by a person in their 70s, identified as A, crossed the center line and crashed into a bus stop on a road in Gochon-eup, Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province.

As a result of the accident, three out of the nine passengers on the bus were transported to a hospital, while three other passengers received emergency treatment at the scene.

Although the bus stop and the bus were heavily damaged, there were no additional casualties as there were no pedestrians in the immediate vicinity at the time of the accident.

The police plan to investigate the exact circumstances of the accident based on the driver's statement that they were "drowsy driving" and footage from the vehicle's dashcam.

A police official stated, "The bus crossed the center line and then the curb before crashing into the bus stop," adding, "The injuries of those affected are not life-threatening."

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