Eight injured in 'hagwon' bus crash
Eight people were injured with one in serious condition in a 'hagwon' bus crash in Ulju, Ulsan, Sunday. / Yonhap
By Kang Aa-young
Eight people were injured, one seriously, when a ‘hagwon” (private learning institute) bus carrying students careened head-on into a car and came to a stop on a hillside in Ulju, Ulsan, Sunday, police said Monday.
The bus driver told police the brakes had failed.
The accident happened at around 4:51 p.m.
A child, 10, suffered a fractured collar bone.
The bus was carrying 20 passengers.
Police are investigating.