Multiple-Vehicle Collision in Yecheon, North Gyeongsang Province; Driver in 70s Transported in Cardiac Arrest

At around 8:20 a.m. today (September 18), a multi-vehicle collision occurred on a road in Yecheon-eup, Yecheon-gun, North Gyeongsang Province, when a 1-ton cargo truck rear-ended a bus ahead and then collided with another oncoming cargo truck in the opposite lane.

As a result of the accident, a man in his 70s who was driving the truck that hit the bus was rescued in a state of cardiac arrest by responding firefighters and transported to a hospital.

The driver of the cargo truck that rear-ended the bus was reportedly not under the influence of alcohol.

Police and firefighting authorities are currently investigating the exact cause of the accident.

(Photo: Yonhap News)
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