On the 29th, black smoke is rising at the accident site due to a collision between a bus and a truck on the Gyeongin Expressway Galhyeon Overpass (northbound). Photo by Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters

On the 29th, black smoke is rising at the accident site due to a collision between a bus and a truck on the Gyeongin Expressway Galhyeon Overpass (northbound). Photo by Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters

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[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] A fire broke out after a bus and a truck collided on the Gyeongin Expressway Galhyeon Overpass (northbound) in Galhyeon-dong, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, spreading to a nearby soundproof tunnel, resulting in 6 deaths so far. There are 3 seriously injured and 26 lightly injured.


According to the fire authorities on the 29th, at around 1:49 PM, a bus and a truck collided on the northbound lane of the Gyeongin Expressway Galhyeon Overpass at 314-1 Galhyeon-dong, Gwacheon-si.


As a result of this accident, all 6 passengers on the bus died. The number of seriously injured and lightly injured are 3 and 26, respectively.



The fire authorities immediately dispatched 77 fire trucks and 190 firefighters to extinguish the fire. The fire authorities have currently lowered the response level from Level 2 to Level 1.


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