Bus hits 30 vehicles near Seoul, 57 injured
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Bénin Web TV
A bus hit more than 30 vehicles at an intersection in Seongnam, near Seoul, injuring 57 people, nine of them seriously. The driver, a man in his sixties, said his brakes had failed, according to South Korean emergency services and Yonhap news agency.
A bus hit more than 30 vehicles stopped at an intersection in Seongnam, south of Seoul, on Wednesday 11 November, injuring 57 people, nine of them seriously, according to South Korean emergency services. The accident occurred at around 7:34 am during rush hour.
In the Bundang district, the bus hit several cars, other buses and a lorry before travelling another 100 to 150 metres and coming to a stop against the central barrier, reports Yonhap news agency. Of the injured, 48 suffered minor injuries and none was considered to be in life-threatening condition in the emergency services' initial assessment. The driver, a man in his sixties, was taken to hospital after being removed from the vehicle.
The South Korean National Fire Agency deployed 88 personnel and 33 vehicles and set up an emergency medical post to treat the victims. Questioned by police, the driver said the brakes had stopped working at the time of the collision. Initial tests found no alcohol consumption. Investigators are to examine surveillance footage and recordings from onboard cameras to establish the circumstances of the accident.
The accident comes after several recent incidents involving vehicles and fires, including a SUV ploughs into pedestrians in Los Angeles on 11 November, which killed three people.
