SEOUL, Jan 4 (NNN-YONHAP) – At least 14 people were injured early this morning, from two multi-vehicle pileups in South Korea.
About 30 vehicles collided one after another, at around 5:24 a.m. local time (2024 GMT Wednesday), on a bridge in Sejong, some 110 km south of the capital, Seoul.
Five drivers were taken to a hospital for treatment.
Another pileup involving eight vehicles occurred at about 6:27 a.m. local time (2127 GMT Wednesday) on a separate bridge in Sejong.
Nine people suffered minor injuries from the accident.
Witnesses were quoted as saying that, black ice, or a thin layer of ice on roads, was found on the bridges that made it difficult for people to walk around.
Police were investigating the exact cause of the accidents.– NNN-YONHAP
