Chain-Reaction Crashes on Wet Highways... Warehouse Fire Breaks Out

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Amid heavy rain, three vehicles collided in a chain reaction on the Honam Expressway in Jeongeup, Jeollabuk-do. A driver in his 50s was injured in the accident.

We have more on the incidents and accidents from reporter Lee Se-hyeon.

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The rear door of a white passenger car is severely dented and crushed.

At around 9:30 p.m. last night (October 18), a passenger car, a truck, and an express bus collided one after another on the Honam Expressway toward Cheonan in Jeongeup, Jeollabuk-do.

The passenger car hit the guardrail and veered off the lane, colliding with a following truck. An express bus then rear-ended the passenger car once more.

The driver of the passenger car, a man in his 50s, was injured and taken to a hospital, but his injuries are reportedly not life-threatening.

Police attribute the incident to a traffic accident caused by wet, rainy roads and are investigating the exact circumstances.

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Shattered vehicle debris is scattered along the side of the road.

At around 2:30 a.m. today, a passenger car rear-ended a 1-ton delivery truck near the Pangyo Interchange on the Gyeongbu Expressway in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do.

The impact of the crash caused the delivery truck to overturn, leaving the truck driver injured and transported to a hospital.

Police investigation confirmed that the driver of the passenger car in his 20s, surnamed A, was heavily intoxicated, with a blood alcohol concentration exceeding the limit for license revocation.

Police plan to book driver A on charges including violations of the Road Traffic Act and conduct an investigation.

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At around 9:50 p.m. last night, a fire broke out at a logistics warehouse in Yeoju, Gyeonggi-do, and firefighters have been battling the blaze for over eight hours.

A Level 1 response was briefly issued due to concerns that the fire might spread, but the response level was lifted at around 1:30 a.m.

The city of Yeoju issued an emergency text alert advising, "Smoke is spreading, so nearby residents should close their windows and stay indoors."

(Video Editing: Yoon Tae-ho, Footage provided by: Viewer Song Young-hoon, Gyeonggi Provincial Disaster and Fire Headquarters)
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