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Driver in deadly Seoul City Hall car crash denies charges in court

The 68-year-old driver involved in a deadly car crash near Seoul City Hall in July denied criminal wrongdoing during questioning at the Seoul Central District Court on Friday, claiming he did not press the accelerator of his vehicle.

2024-10-11

Police file arrest warrants for four suspects in fatal hotel blaze in Bucheon

Police said on Tuesday that it filed arrest warrants against four suspects involved in a fatal blaze at a hotel in Bucheon, Gyeonggi, which resulted in seven deaths on Aug. 22.

2024-10-08

Drunk van driver collides with bus in Daejeon, leaving 28 injured

A van driven by a drunk driver collided with a city bus in Daejeon, leaving 28 people injured, police and fire authorities said Wednesday.

2024-09-25

Aricell CEO indicted, detained on charges of violating workplace safety laws

Aricell CEO Park Soon-kwan was indicted and detained by the prosecution over the fatal fire at the company's Hwaseong-based factory last June.

2024-09-24

Record autumn rainfall results in 1 death, 1,500 evacuations

The record autumnal rainfall from Thursday through Saturday caused one death and 1,500 evacuations, while also causing a large sinkhole in Busan.

2024-09-22

Army private dies after collapsing during morning run

An Army private died on Friday after collapsing during a morning run at his base in Paju, Gyeonggi.

2024-08-30

Sinkhole swallows car in Yeonhui-dong, injuring two people

Two people were seriously injured after a sinkhole on a road swallowed their car in Yeonhui-dong in Seodaemun District, western Seoul, on Thursday.

2024-08-29

5 day laborers killed in traffic accident in Ansan

A collision between a van and bus killed five day laborers in Ansan, Gyeonggi, on Saturday. Three Chinese nationals and two Koreans were killed in the traffic accident.

2024-08-24

Car crash claims lives of three Koreans on skiing trip in New Zealand's South Island

Three Koreans were killed in a head-on car crash in New Zealand on Wednesday, according to local reports and diplomatic sources.

2024-08-22

Prosecutors indict driver in fatal Seoul City Hall crash

Prosecutors on Tuesday indicted the driver in the fatal car crash that killed nine people near Seoul City Hall on July 1 for violating the law on traffic accidents.

2024-08-20