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A render of how Seoul Plaza will be renovated under the city government's new plan. [SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT]

Seoul Plaza to undergo first major renovation in 21 years

Seoul Plaza, located in front of Seoul City Hall, will undergo its first major renovation in 21 years, with the Seoul Metropolitan Government announcing plans to model the space after Madison Square Park, a landmark park in New York.

2025.4.28

The driver, center, of a car that plowed into a sidewalk, killing nine people, arrives at the Seoul Central District Court on July 30, 2024, to undergo questioning ahead of the court's decision on whether to issue an arrest warrant. [YONHAP]

Prosecutors seek 7.5 year sentence for driver who killed nine near Seoul City Hall

Prosecutors on Wednesday sought a 7 1/2-year prison term for a man who killed nine people after ramming his car into pedestrians near Seoul City Hall.

2025.1.16

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The driver involved in the fatal car accident near Seoul City Hall that took nine lives on July 1, a 68-year-old man surnamed Cha, walks into Seoul Central District Court on July 30. [NEWS1]

Prosecutors indict driver in fatal Seoul City Hall crash

Prosecutors on Tuesday indicted the driver in the fatal car crash that killed nine people near Seoul City Hall on July 1 for violating the law on traffic accidents.

2024.8.20

Seoul Namdaemun Police Precinct chief Ryu Jae-hyeok speaks during a press briefing regarding the deadly car crash that occurred by Seoul City Hall on Thursday. [YONHAP]

Driver’s error, not car defect, caused fatal Seoul City Hall crash: Police

Police investigating the fatal car crash that killed nine people in downtown Seoul in early July have concluded that poor driving skills were to blame.

2024.8.1

The driver responsible for a deadly car crash near Seoul City Hall that claimed nine lives appears at Seoul Central District Court on Tuesday to attend a hearing to determine whether to issue an arrest warrant for him on charges of plowing into a sidewalk near Seoul City Hall in Jung District, central Seoul, on July 1 which resultrf in 16 casualties, including none deaths. [NEWS1]

'I'm so, so sorry': Driver apologizes for fatal Seoul City Hall crash that claimed nine lives

The driver responsible for a deadly car crash near Seoul City Hall in early July that claimed nine lives issued an apology to the victims and their families on Tuesday.

2024.7.30

Namdaemun Police Precinct [JOONGANG PHOTO]

Police seek arrest warrant for driver in Seoul City Hall crash that killed nine

Police applied for an arrest warrant on Thursday for the driver involved in the fatal car crash near Seoul City Hall that claimed nine lives on July 1.

2024.7.25

Police control the site where a Genesis G80 hit people and crashed into a guardrail near Seoul City Hall in central Seoul on July 1. [YONHAP]

Driver in fatal Seoul City Hall crash reiterates ‘unintended acceleration’ claim despite forensic findings

A driver involved in a deadly car incident near Seoul City Hall repeated his claims that his vehicle had unintentionally accelerated, causing the crash, during the investigation's third round of questioning, police said Monday.

2024.7.22

Flowers and notes are left on Monday at the scene of the July 1 accident near Seoul City Hall that took nine lives. Police on Monday announced that they had received an analysis report from the National Forensic Service last Thursday. [NEWS1]

Forensic service finds driver likely at fault in deadly Seoul City Hall accident

The National Forensic Service (NFS) told police on Monday that it believes the driver was likely at fault in the accident near City Hall Station on July 1 that killed nine people, with police leaning toward driver negligence based on the results.

2024.7.15

Police officials from the Seoul Namdaemun Police Precinct walk into Seoul National University Hospital in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Wednesday to question the driver involved in the Seoul City Hall car accident that took nine lives on July 1. [NEWS1]

Police hold 4-hour questioning at hospital with driver in deadly City Hall crash

Police questioned the 68-year-old driver, surnamed Cha, for four hours on Wednesday at the hospital where he is being treated for injuries.

2024.7.11

Commissioner General of the National Police Agency Yoon Hee-keun speaks during an event at the agency's headquarters on Monday. [NEWS1]

Police mull safety measures, new driver's license system to protect pedestrians in wake of deadly accident

Police are reviewing measures to ensure the safety of pedestrians in the wake of the fatal car crash that took nine lives near Seoul City Hall last week.

2024.7.8