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A collision between a village bus and a passenger car in Geumcheon-gu, Seoul, yesterday (October 14) evening left 11 people injured. Among them, two bus passengers are reported to have sustained serious injuries.
We have the overnight news on accidents and incidents from reporter Jeon Yeonnam.
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Debris litters the road as emergency rescue workers transfer a bus passenger on a stretcher.
At around 7:10 PM yesterday, a passenger car and a village bus collided in Doksan-dong, Geumcheon-gu, Seoul.
The accident injured a total of 11 people, including the drivers of the vehicles. Among them, two bus passengers, including a woman in her 30s, were found to have suffered severe injuries.
Police believe the accident occurred when the passenger car was making an unprotected left turn and collided with the bus coming straight from the opposite direction, and they are investigating the exact circumstances of the incident.
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Around the same time, a 11-vehicle chain collision occurred near the Anyoung Interchange in Jung-gu, Daejeon.
A total of 13 people were injured in the accident, with 7 of them transported to the hospital.
Police believe a large water sprinkler truck crashed into vehicles that were slowing down during the evening rush hour, and are investigating the exact cause of the crash.
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At around 11:15 PM last night, a passenger car traveling near the Jeomchon-Hamchang Interchange on the Jungbu Inland Expressway in Sangju, North Gyeongsang Province, crashed into a 4.5-ton cargo truck ahead of it.
The driver of the passenger car, a man in his 30s, died from the crash.
Police are investigating the exact cause of the accident by questioning the truck driver and others.
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At around 10:45 PM last night, near the Ochang Junction on the Jungbu Expressway in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, a car driving from behind struck a passenger car that was changing lanes.
No injuries were reported from this accident.
According to police investigations, the driver of the leading passenger car, a man in his 40s, was found to be heavily intoxicated at a level subject to license revocation.
(Video Editing: Lee Sang-min, Footage provided by: Seoul Geumcheon Fire Station, Song Young-hoon)