Tour bus overturns near DMZ in Paju, leaves at least 10 injured

A tour bus bound for the Dora Observatory near the inter-Korean border overturned on an uphill road in Gyeonggi injuring 10 passengers as police investigate the cause.

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A tour bus heading to the Dora Observatory is overturned on the road in Jangdan-myeon, Paju, Gyeonggi, on June 20. At least 10 people were injured.

A tour bus heading toward the Dora Observatory in Paju, Gyeonggi, near the demilitarized zone (DMZ), overturned on the road Saturday, leaving at least 10 people injured.

Fire authorities said the 45-seater tour bus heading toward the observatory, which provides views of the DMZ and the North Korean border, overturned around 11:24 a.m. onto the left side of the road before reaching the observatory's parking lot.

There were 21 passengers on board, including Dominican nationals, and 10 tourists were injured in the accident.

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They were transported to hospitals in Gyeonggi’s Uijeongbu, Paju and Goyang for treatment.

Fire authorities mobilized 16 pieces of equipment and 30 personnel to conduct rescue operations after the accident was reported.

Police are investigating the circumstances of the accident based on statements from the driver and passengers that the bus rolled backward and overturned to the left while restarting on an uphill road.


BY KIM JI-HYE [[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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