Head-on Collision Between Passenger Car and Bus at Changwon Bambatgogae... 1 Dead, 6 Injured

A firefighter is rescuing a car driver at the accident site on Bambatgogae-ro, Masanhappo-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongnam.
[Photo by Changwon Fire Department]

At around 8:52 a.m. on the 30th, a passenger car and a city bus collided head-on on the downhill road of Bambatgogae, Masanhappo-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongnam, resulting in one death and six injuries.

According to the Changwon Fire Headquarters, the driver of the passenger car in his 60s was transported to a nearby hospital in a state of cardiac arrest but passed away at around 11:14 a.m.

Among the bus driver and eight passengers on board, six people?three in their 60s, two in their 70s, and one in their 80s?sustained minor injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital.

The police are investigating the exact circumstances of the accident based on the bus driver's statement that "while driving in the two lanes, the passenger car suddenly crossed the center line."

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