Nearly 60 injured in chain collisions of 5 buses
A rescue operation is under way on the scene of a five-bus chain collision near Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, Nov. 3, in this photo provided by the Gyeonggi Fire and Disaster Headquarters. Yonhap
A chain-reaction accident involving five buses occurred near an expressway interchange in Suwon, 30 kilometers south of Seoul, on Friday morning, injuring nearly 60 people, police said.
The rear-end collisions among the five — three commuter buses, one intercity bus and one chartered bus — took place on the southbound lane near the Suwon interchange at 7:23 a.m., police said.
There was no death in the accident but the driver of the last bus was seriously injured and taken to a hospital, they said, adding 58 passengers sustained minor injuries to the neck and back. (Yonhap)