Safety · Seongnam
Bus hits 32 vehicles in Seongnam, South Korea, leaving 57 injured, nine seriously
A city bus ploughed into a line of vehicles waiting at a traffic light during the morning rush in Seongnam, a city south of Seoul. The driver, a 60-year-old man, says the brakes failed, and police are examining the bus's black box and CCTV footage.
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In brief
The fire department of Gyeonggi Province put the injury count at 57, with nine seriously hurt and none in life-threatening condition.
The bus hit four other buses, one truck and 27 passenger cars before stopping against the median barrier in Bundang, Seongnam.
A 60-year-old male driver told police the brakes had failed. His breath test was negative, and police are reviewing black box data and CCTV footage.
The crash
On Wednesday, 11 November, shortly after 07:30 local time, a city bus struck vehicles stopped at a traffic light in Bundang, a district of Seongnam, a city about 40 km south of Seoul. Reports say the bus hit 32 vehicles along a stretch of roughly 150 metres before it came to rest against the median barrier. The fire department of Gyeonggi Province, which governs Seongnam, put the toll at 57 injured, nine of them seriously, and said none of the injured is in life-threatening condition. An earlier Yonhap report, cited by Deutsche Welle, had given 48 injured, six of them seriously, so the newer fire department count is the one to use.
- Seriously injured
- 9 people
- Lightly injured
- 48 people
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Vehicles and injuries
The fire agency's breakdown lists four other buses, one truck and 27 passenger cars among the 32 vehicles hit. The bus driver was among the seriously injured and was freed from the cab before being taken to hospital. Officials warned that the number of injured could rise because of how many passengers were on the buses involved. Firefighters sent 88 personnel and 33 vehicles to the scene and set up an emergency medical point there.
- Passenger cars
- 27 vehicles
- Buses
- 4 vehicles
- Trucks
- 1 vehicles
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Brakes and the investigation
The driver told police that the brakes had failed. A breath test on him came back negative. Investigators are reviewing data from the bus's black box and footage from surveillance cameras. Police are also checking the technical condition of the vehicle and whether the driver was under the influence of any other substances. The cause of the crash has not been established.
Traffic
The collision paralysed morning traffic on the road. Full traffic flow was restored after several hours.
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Sources and context
- NIEZALEZNA.PLMassive pile-up. Bus rammed dozens of carsPotężny karambol. Autobus staranował dziesiątki samochodów · original in Polish
- LaSextaA bus rams into dozens of vehicles in South Korea and leaves at least 57 injuredUn autobús embiste a decenas de vehículos en Corea del Sur y deja al menos 57 heridos · original in Spanish
- Stirile ProTVSerious accident in South Korea. A bus hit 31 vehicles, and 57 people were injured. VIDEOAccident grav în Coreea de Sud. Un autobuz a lovit 31 de vehicule, iar 57 de persoane au fost rănite. VIDEO · original in Romanian
- FocusMore than 50 injured in bus accident in South KoreaMehr als 50 Verletzte bei Busunfall in Südkorea · original in German
- Places
- South Korea, Seoul
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