One killed, six injured in car accident during heavy snow

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One killed, six injured in car accident during heavy snow

Published: 27 Nov. 2024, 12:51 Updated: 27 Nov. 2024, 14:19

LEE SOO-JUNG
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A crashed vehicle is towed on the Seoul-Yangyang Expressway after a car accident involving five vehicles that occurred at around 6:40 a.m. on Wednesday in Hongcheon County, Gangwon. [GANGWON STATE FIRE HEADQUARTERS]

One person was killed and six injured in a five-vehicle pileup on an expressway connecting Seoul and Yangyang County in Gangwon early Wednesday.

According to fire authorities and police, a 25-ton truck hit the rear side of a Genesis sedan that skidded off on an icy road in front of Seoseok Tunnel in Hongcheon County in Gangwon at around 6:40 a.m.

Korando, Avante and Santa Fe vehicles behind the truck and Genesis then crashed into the collided vehicles.

A passenger in the Genesis was found in cardiac arrest and pronounced dead at the hospital.

The 59-year-old driver of the Genesis and a 53-year-old driver of the Korando were hospitalized with severe injuries. Four other drivers and passengers suffered lighter injuries.

A police investigation into the crash is currently underway.

The accident occurred after heavy snow blanketed the country on Tuesday and Wednesday. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, the area where the crash happened had received 16.8 centimeters (6.64 inches) of snow as of 1 p.m.

Update, Nov. 27: Added snow information.

BY LEE SOO-JUNG [[email protected]]