7 Injured in Head-on Collision Between Middle School Commuter Bus and 5t Truck on Sacheon School Route

In Sacheon-si, Gyeongnam, a school bus carrying middle school students on their way to school collided with a truck, injuring seven people including the students.

A truck and a school bus collided on a road near Gonmyeong-myeon, Sacheon-si, Gyeongnam.
[Photo by Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters]

According to the Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters and Sacheon Police Station, at around 8:19 a.m. on the 11th, a school bus carrying 14 middle school students and a 5-ton truck carrying construction equipment collided head-on on a road near Songnim Village in Gonmyeong-myeon, Sacheon-si.

As a result of the accident, six middle school students on the school bus and a male driver in his 20s sustained injuries to their arms and waist and were taken to the hospital.

The police believe the accident occurred when the truck crossed the center line while the school bus was traveling on the road. They plan to investigate the exact circumstances of the accident by questioning the truck driver and the school bus driver.

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