At around 7:25 p.m. today (September 18), a five-vehicle chain collision occurred near the Anseong Junction on the Busan-bound Gyeongbu Expressway in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, after a 12-ton cargo truck rear-ended a K3 passenger car and subsequently collided with four other vehicles, including buses.

Four bus passengers sustained minor injuries in the accident and received medical treatment.

The accident occurred when the 12-ton cargo truck, traveling in the third lane of a five-lane section, struck the K3 passenger car while changing lanes, leading to consecutive collisions involving a nearby Carnival and two buses.

Following the accident, lanes 1 through 3 were temporarily completely blocked during the towing process, causing a vehicle tailback stretching 5 kilometers behind the scene.

Police plan to investigate the exact cause of the accident once cleanup operations are concluded.

(Photo: Yonhap News)