One dead, three injured in wrong-way collision on Gyeongin Expressway

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One dead, three injured in wrong-way collision on Gyeongin Expressway

Published: 07 Oct. 2024, 11:17

The destroyed cargo truck at the Gyeongin Expressway [INCHEON FIRE HEADQUARTERS]

A traffic accident killed one person and injured three others after a driver attempted to enter the Gyeongin Expressway via the highway’s exit ramp on Monday morning.

According to the Incheon Police Agency and Fire Headquarters, a compact car driven by a Chinese national in her 40s collided with a van after driving in the wrong direction through the exit ramp at an interchange in the Bupyeong district at 5:20 a.m. on Monday.

Five additional vehicles collided into the initial crash site, including a one-ton cargo truck. The cargo truck driver, who was in his 70s, died at the scene, and three others were injured.

The accident also caused a two-hour traffic jam on the expressway.

Police believe that the driver mistook directions given by her navigation system and entered the highway exit ramp in the wrong direction.

A police official stated that they plan to investigate her further on charges of causing death under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Settlement of Traffic Accidents.

BY KIM MIN-YOUNG [kim.minyoung5@joongang.co.kr]