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SUV Crashes into Pedestrians in Front of Gangnam Club, Leaving 5 Injured

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A drunk driving incident in Seoul's Gangnam district has left five people injured after a vehicle plowed into pedestrians. In Incheon, an 11-ton truck crashed into vehicles waiting at a traffic light, causing multiple injuries.

Reporter Park Jae-yeon brings us the overnight news on accidents and incidents.

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A white vehicle crosses lanes and surges directly toward the sidewalk.

People then gather around the vehicle as it comes to a stop.

At around 10:40 p.m. yesterday (September 12), an SUV struck people standing on the roadside on a road in front of a club in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

The accident left five people injured, including a man in his 20s who sustained serious injuries, with four of them transported to the hospital.

[Oh Do-young / Eyewitness: A person was trapped under the car and rolled over several times inside the car, being crushed by the tire as it kept moving.]

According to police investigations, the blood alcohol concentration of the driver in her 30s, identified as A, was at a level warranting license suspension.

Police have booked A on charges including drunk driving and are investigating the exact circumstances of the incident.

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The front end of a truck is heavily damaged, and the rear of a passenger car is severely crushed beyond recognition.

At around 8:40 p.m. yesterday, an 11-ton truck rammed into vehicles waiting at a traffic light at Gyeongseo Samgeori in Seo-gu, Incheon.

The accident vehicle successively collided with preceding vehicles, damaging a total of 10 vehicles, including one motorcycle.

Five people were injured in the accident and taken to the hospital.

The truck driver, a man in his 40s, reportedly stated during police questioning that he had been dozing off while driving.

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Around 10:50 p.m. yesterday, a fire broke out in a parked vehicle at the Parking Lot of Terminal 1 at Incheon International Airport.

Firefighters dispatched after receiving a report brought the flames under control in about 10 minutes, and there were no casualties.

(Video Editing: Wi Won-yang, Footage provided by viewers Oh Do-young, Song Young-hoon, and Yang Jeong-hun)
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