{"id":41884,"date":"2015-02-11T23:19:18","date_gmt":"2015-02-11T15:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=41884"},"modified":"2015-02-11T23:19:18","modified_gmt":"2015-02-11T15:19:18","slug":"100-car-pileup-on-south-korean-bridge-leaves-2-dead-68-hurt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/02\/11\/100-car-pileup-on-south-korean-bridge-leaves-2-dead-68-hurt\/","title":{"rendered":"100-car pileup on South Korean bridge leaves 2 dead, 68 hurt"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hundred-car pile up in South Korea (screenshot from ABC footage)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SEOUL, South Korea — Two people were killed and at least 68 were injured Wednesday in a pileup involving about 100 vehicles in foggy weather on a bridge near South Korea’s Incheon International Airport, officials said.<\/p>\n

Seven of the injured were in serious condition, said Byeon Tae-u of the Incheon Fire and Safety Management Department. He said 18 foreigners were hurt, including seven Chinese, three Thai nationals and two each from the Philippines and Vietnam.<\/p>\n

Park Sang-yeoul, an official from the Incheon Seobu Police Station, said the damaged cars had been removed from the 4,400-meter (14,400-foot) cross-sea bridge on the highway from the airport to the capital, Seoul.<\/p>\n

He did not have the exact number of vehicles involved in the accident, but said it was about 100.<\/p>\n

The crash occurred in the morning in a Seoul-bound lane and was likely aggravated by thick fog and icy road conditions, Byeon said. It was not immediately known what started the pileup.<\/p>\n

Lee Gyeong-hoon, a 39-year-old driver whose car was involved in the crash, said he was driving slowly because the fog prevented him from seeing much more than 10 meters (yards) ahead.<\/p>\n

“I saw the brake lights of the car in front of me turn on and I stopped abruptly,” said Lee, whose car was hit from behind. He was able to open the door and escape to the side.<\/p>\n

The foggy weather delayed the departure of 18 flights and the arrival of seven others at the airport during the morning, said airport spokesman Cho Sang-hyun.<\/p>\n

In 2006, a 29-car pileup in foggy weather on another cross-sea bridge in South Korea left 11 people dead and more than 50 injured.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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