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Bus collides with five vehicles, injuring 24 people

Published: 10 Mar. 2026, 20:10

The scene of a bus accident in Gangseo District, western Seoul, on March 10 [YONHAP]

A bus collided with five vehicles and left 24 people injured in Gangseo District, western Seoul, on Tuesday, police and fire authorities said.

The accident occurred on a narrow road near an apartment complex at around 5:37 p.m.

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The bus crossed the center line of the road and struck five vehicles waiting in the opposite lane — one after another. The bus continued moving and hit a guardrail along an apartment building.

The crash injured 24 people: the bus driver, 17 passengers, five occupants of the damaged vehicles and one pedestrian. All suffered minor injuries, and paramedics transported them to nearby hospitals. Authorities confirmed that two pregnant women were among the injured.

“I heard a loud bang that sounded like an explosion,” a nearby resident said. “When I looked outside, cargo had spilled from a truck, and a taxi looked badly damaged.”

Police will examine the bus's black box footage and footage from nearby CCTVs to determine the exact cause of the crash.

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.
BY KO SEUNG-PYO [[email protected]]