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August 25, 2024, 9:50 am
Five people were killed and nine others wounded in a traffic accident in South Korea, Yonhap news agency reported Saturday citing the fire authorities.
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Five people were killed and nine others
wounded in a traffic accident in South Korea, Yonhap news agency reported
Saturday citing the fire authorities.
A van carrying day laborers collided with a bus at an intersection in Ansan,
about 30 km south of the capital Seoul, around 5:45am local time (2045
GMT Friday).
Affected by the collision, the van bounced off and hit a passenger car
waiting on the opposite lane before coming to a stop.
Five laborers in the van were sent to a nearby hospital and confirmed dead.
Seven others in the van, including a driver, were injured, while two in the
passenger car were wounded. One of the injured was in critical condition.
The police suspected that the van violated a traffic signal at the
intersection, planning to investigate the exact cause of the accident.
