Car overturns, catches fire in Gyeonggi Sunday night; man suffers serious injury
Published: 06 Oct. 2025, 16:20
![CCTV footage shows a car that caught fire after crashing into a guardrail on the Gyeongbu Expressway in Yongin, Gyeonggi, on Oct. 5. [SCREEN CAPTURE]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2025/10/06/3c491568-c9ab-404d-a7b1-d4288272f3fc.jpg)
CCTV footage shows a car that caught fire after crashing into a guardrail on the Gyeongbu Expressway in Yongin, Gyeonggi, on Oct. 5. [SCREEN CAPTURE]
A car overturned and caught fire after crashing into a guardrail on the Gyeongbu Expressway in Yongin, Gyeonggi, late Sunday night, police said.
The accident occurred around 10:38 p.m. near the Singal Interchange on the Seoul-bound side of the highway. The driver, a man in his 40s, suffered a serious head injury and was taken to a nearby hospital.
The vehicle caught fire shortly after the crash but was fully extinguished by firefighters at about 11:14 p.m. Officials said another driver and a tow truck operator helped put out the initial flames and pulled the man from the car, preventing further injuries.
Police believe the driver lost control while traveling in the fourth lane and struck the right-side guardrail. No evidence of drunk driving or other traffic violations was found. Authorities are investigating the cause of the accident.
This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.
BY KIM EUN-BIN [[email protected]]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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