A packed bus on its way to Nepal's capital drove off a mountain highway early Monday, killing 19 people, including a British national, and leaving another 25 wounded.
Three cargo trucks collided inside Goryeong Tunnel 2 on Tuesday, killing one driver and prompting authorities to shut down traffic in the Jungbu Naeryuk Expressway tunnel, officials said.
Major expressways nationwide were congested on Thursday as people returned home on the final day of the extended Chuseok holiday.
Traffic on Korea’s highways moved largely smoothly on Wednesday morning, the sixth day of the Chuseok holiday, though some sections slowed as travelers returned home or headed out for day trips.
Sections of expressways across Korea were heavily jammed Friday as people headed to their hometowns for family reunions on the first day of the extended Chuseok holiday.
Drivers will be able to travel toll-free on highways across Korea during the upcoming Chuseok holidays from Oct. 4 to midnight on Oct. 7, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced Tuesday.
Contaminants such as flies, crickets and pieces of thread have been found in food sold at highway rest stops across Korea in recent years, prompting calls for stricter hygiene checks ahead of the Chuseok holiday rush.
A highway patrol officer spent three months driving the nation’s expressways high on methamphetamine, issuing tickets and handling crashes before the Korea Expressway Corporation (KEC) dismissed him, according to data released Wednesday.
President Lee Jae Myung’s State Affairs Planning Committee introduced a draft blueprint for running the country over the next five years, putting growth engines like AI and a vast “energy superhighway” at the heart of his economic agenda.
A wildfire burning in New Jersey on Tuesday forced some residents to evacuate and closed a stretch of a major highway.
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