Heavy snow fell across the country Friday, causing a traffic accident that killed one person and left four others injured in Wonju, mountainous Gangwon Province, police said.
A driver was killed at around 10:35 a.m. when his Sorento sport utility hit a road signal post, after
it slid off the icy road on the Yeongdong expressway, connecting Seoul and the eastern coastal city of Gangneung in Gangwon Province. Four others in the car were injured.
Weather officials said a heavy snow warning is in effect for most of the country's northern regions, including Seoul and Gyeonggi and Gangwon provinces.