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Village Bus Crashes Into Commercial Building... Collides with Three Vehicles in a Row Just Before

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Last night (August 7), a village bus crashed into a commercial building in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, injuring eight people. In Incheon, a teenage son was arrested by police after allegedly attacking and killing his mother in her 40s with a weapon.

Overnight accidents and incidents, reported by Lee Tae-gwon.

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A village bus suddenly rushes behind a white SUV driving down the road and charges right onto the sidewalk.

Pedestrians walking from the opposite direction hurriedly run and take cover on the other side.

At around 8:00 PM yesterday, a village bus crashed into a commercial building on a road in Hongje-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul.

As the bus plunged onto the sidewalk, a utility pole was knocked down, and the commercial building was left in chaos with shattered glass.

[Byeon Chae-yeon / Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul: "I went outside because of a loud bang, and I was shocked because if it had come just a bit more to the side, my shop would have been in danger."]

The accident left a total of eight people injured, including a female pedestrian in her 50s who sustained serious injuries, with two transported to the hospital.

[Accident Witness: "(The woman) was shouting 'Please save me,' and a man ran over to try to pull her out, but he said there was too much blood flowing..."]

It was found that the bus had hit a passenger car and a taxi starting from a nearby intersection before colliding with the SUV and the commercial building, finally coming to a stop.

Police stated that the bus driver was not under the influence of alcohol and that they are investigating the exact cause of the accident based on black box footage and other evidence.

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At around 8:30 PM yesterday, a teenage male was arrested by police after getting into an argument with his mother in her 40s and attacking her with a weapon at an apartment in Galsan-dong, Bupyeong-gu, Incheon.

[Apartment Resident: "The police cars were right here, with that man. The man looked like a student and was standing on crutches."]

The woman was transported to the hospital by emergency medical services but was pronounced dead.

It was found that the male reported himself to authorities after the crime, and police arrested him on the spot on charges of parricide.

Police plan to request an arrest warrant once the investigation is concluded.

(Video by Lee Byeong-ju | Video Editing by Lee So-young)
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