10 injured after taxi triggers multivehicle pileup in Daegu

A taxi hit several vehicles waiting at a traffic light in Daegu, injuring 10 people and prompting a police investigation into the cause.

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Damaged cars sit in the aftermath of a multi-vehicle pileup that happened in Jungni-dong of Seo-gu, Daegu, on June 22.

Ten people were injured in a pileup after a taxi struck multiple vehicles waiting at a traffic signal in Daegu.

The accident occurred near a bus stop in Jungni-dong in Daegu at around 8:37 a.m. Monday as the taxi was traveling toward the Sinpyeongri intersection, according to the Daegu Seobu Fire Station.

The crash began when the taxi collided with a vehicle ahead of it. It then struck other vehicles in different lanes before coming to a stop. A total of nine vehicles, including the taxi, a cargo truck and passenger cars, were damaged during the incident.

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Ten people were injured in the pileup, including the taxi driver. Of the ten, eight people have been transferred to a hospital.

The taxi driver was not under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time of the accident, according to police.

Police are investigating the exact circumstances of the crash, including the possibility of driver error, based on witness statements and dashcam footage.


BY JANG GU-SEUL [[email protected]]

This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.

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