‘Heavy Snow Warning’ Gwangju and Jeonnam See Consecutive Slip Accidents on Snowy Roads

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] On the 17th, when the snowfall reached up to 8 cm, numerous snow-related accidents occurred in Gwangju and Jeonnam areas.

According to the Jeonnam Fire Headquarters, at around 10 a.m. that day, a 15-vehicle pileup occurred 300 meters from Cheonma Tunnel on the Suncheon-Wanju Expressway.

A cargo truck slipped and collided with the central divider, causing the vehicles behind it to crash in a chain reaction as they failed to reduce speed. As a result, chicken cages loaded on the cargo truck overturned, spilling about 400 chickens onto the road.

At around 11 a.m., a collision accident occurred in front of Yongbang 2 Tunnel in Gurye-gun, Jeonnam, and two people were transported to the hospital. It is reported that their injuries were relatively minor.

Earlier, at around 9:42 a.m., a vehicle was stranded on a hill road in Jinwon-myeon, Jangseong-gun, and was rescued by the dispatched fire department.

Also, at around 9:04 a.m., a vehicle slipped and overturned while descending a road slope in Seomyeon, Suncheon-si, and at around 8:20 a.m., a vehicle fell into a stream from a bridge in Hwangjeon-myeon, Suncheon-si.

In addition, the Jeonnam Fire Department conducted 23 firefighting activities related to slipping on snowy roads and falls across various locations in Jeonnam as of 4 p.m.

Slip accidents also occurred consecutively in the Gwangju area.

At around 3:40 p.m., to handle a single-vehicle slip accident on a road in Hasan-dong, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, the rear part of a patrol car parked by the roadside was hit by another passenger car, causing the patrol car to catch fire.

Earlier, at around 2:25 p.m., a 10-vehicle chain collision occurred at the Sinyong Underpass in Sinyong-dong, Buk-gu.

One person in the vehicles sustained minor injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital.

Also, at around 9:30 a.m., a woman in her 70s slipped and fractured her arm on a downhill road in Yangnim-dong, Nam-gu, and as of 4 p.m. that day, about 20 snow-related accidents had occurred.

Meanwhile, a heavy snow warning was issued for Gwangju, Muan, Jangheung, Hwasun, Naju, Jindo, Sinan, Mokpo, Yeonggwang, Hampyeong, Yeongam, Wando, Haenam, Gangjin, Jangseong, Gurye, Gokseong, and Damyang areas.

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