SUV Hits City Bus in Jinju Chojeon-dong, Crashes Into Pharmacy

Firefighters are providing emergency care to the injured while controlling the area around the accident site.
[Photo by Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters]

At around 9 a.m. on the 4th, an accident occurred at an intersection in Chojeon-dong, Jinju-si, Gyeongnam, where a sports utility vehicle (SUV) collided with a city bus and then crashed into a pharmacy.

According to the Jinju Police Station and the Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters, the city bus was heading toward the Agricultural Technology Center with a green light when the SUV collided with the right front bumper of the bus.

The SUV was propelled toward a nearby pharmacy due to the impact, crashing into the pharmacy's exterior glass window before coming to a stop.

The SUV driver, Mr. A in his 40s, sustained minor injuries and was transported to a hospital.

At the time, there were three people on the bus, including the driver and passengers, but no one was transported from the scene, and although the pharmacy's exterior glass window was broken, there were no casualties.

The police are investigating the exact circumstances of the accident with Mr. A and witnesses.

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