At around 10:40 p.m. today (the 20th), a traffic accident occurred involving a city bus and an SUV on a road in Singi-ri, Buk-myeon, Cheongju.

As a result of the accident, the driver of the SUV was transported to a hospital in a state of cardiac arrest, while 16 out of the 24 passengers on the city bus sustained minor injuries.

Police are currently investigating the exact circumstances of the accident.

(Photo provided by Cheongju Dongbu Fire Station, Yonhap News)