"Water Flooding Into Bus" Newlywed Teacher of 2 Months and 20s Traveler... Tragic Victims

Heartbreaking stories of the victims of the flooding accident at Gungpyeong 2nd Underpass in Osong-eup, Cheongju, Chungbuk, which occurred on the 15th, are being continuously reported.

According to Yonhap News and others on the 16th, among the nine victims who died due to the flooding at the Osong underpass was Kim (30), a newlywed groom who got married last May.

He was an elementary school teacher in Cheongju, Chungbuk, and it is known that he was passing through the underpass to take his brother-in-law to KTX Osong Station for a civil service exam when the accident occurred.

On the 16th, rescue operations are underway at Gungpyeong 2 Underpass in Osong-eup, Cheongju-si, Chungbuk, which was flooded due to the collapse of the Miho River embankment.
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At that time, Kim and his brother-in-law were trapped in the underpass by the rising water but barely escaped from the car and climbed onto the roof.

Afterwards, the two struggled to swim out of the underpass. The brother-in-law, who got out first, looked back but did not see Kim, which is the last situation the brother-in-law remembers.

Kim, who was rescued an hour after going missing, was transported to the hospital emergency room and received cardiopulmonary resuscitation but ultimately passed away.

An (24) was on the 747 bus and suffered the tragedy. Due to the heavy rain, the bus took a detour route through the Osong underpass instead of its original route.

An, who boarded the city bus to go to Osong Station full of dreams for a 2-day, 1-night trip to Yeosu with friends, was also found dead in the cold body that day. It is known that he recently graduated from university and had gotten a job, planning to travel with friends.

Soldiers from the 13th Special Mission Brigade of the Army Special Warfare Command are conducting a search operation for missing persons in the underground passage of Gungpyeong-ri, Osong-eup, Cheongju-si, Chungbuk, together with firefighters.
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His last words were reportedly a phone call to a friend waiting at Osong Station saying, "Water is coming into the bus." Friend A, who was on the bus with An, is still reported missing.

On the day of the accident, friends Park (76, female) and Baek (72, female), who were on the same bus and commuting together, also died and were laid to rest at Chungbuk National University Hospital. They worked as apartment cleaners and, despite their age, worked six days a week.

On the morning of the 15th, during a phone call with her son, Park reportedly said, "I'm going to work, but the road is blocked, so I'm going back home." Another friend B, who was commuting with Park and Baek that day, is still unaccounted for.

Earlier on the morning of the 15th, around 8:40 a.m., 15 vehicles passing through Gungpyeong 2nd Underpass in Osong-eup, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju, Chungbuk, were submerged by water flowing in from the nearby Miho River.

As a result of this accident, nine people have been rescued so far, and as of 8:30 p.m. on the 16th, nine deaths have been confirmed.

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