Four Siblings and Spouses Casualties in Rear-End Collision by Truck on Sejong-Pocheon Expressway

At around 8:45 a.m. today (19th), a 3.5-ton truck driven by a person in their 60s, surnamed A, collided with an SUV traveling ahead in the third lane near the Pogok 1 Tunnel on the Sejong-bound section of the Sejong-Pocheon Expressway in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province.

The accident left two women in their 50s and 40s, who were riding in the backseat of the SUV, dead after being transported to the hospital in a state of cardiac arrest.

Two others, including the SUV driver in its 50s and a man in his 40s in the passenger seat, were also reported injured. It was reported that they are two sets of married couples who are siblings.

Police are investigating the exact cause of the accident, suspecting that the truck driver A failed to properly maintain forward attention and notice the congested traffic ahead.

(Photo: Provided by Gyeonggi Provincial Disaster and Safety Headquarters, Yonhap News)
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