'Midnight Reverse Run' Front-End Collision of Vehicles at Sinwol-Yeoui Underpass... 1 Dead, 1 Injured

On the 16th, when the Sinwol-Yeouido Underground Road (formerly Seoul Jemulpo Tunnel), connecting Yeouido National Assembly Avenue in Seoul and Sinwol IC on the Gyeongin Expressway, was opened, vehicles were passing through Yeouido, Seoul. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] A passenger car driving in the wrong direction in an underpass in Seoul collided head-on with an oncoming vehicle, resulting in 2 casualties.

According to the Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul, at around 11:49 PM on the 17th, a passenger car driven by a man in his 30s, A, was driving in the wrong direction in the first lane of the Sinwol-Yeoui underpass in Yangpyeong-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, when it collided head-on with an oncoming sports utility vehicle (SUV).

As a result of the accident, A died, and the SUV driver in his 40s was also seriously injured.

The police are investigating the detailed circumstances of the accident, including the reason why the deceased A was driving in the wrong direction.

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