11-Vehicle Pileup Including Buses and Cars on Yeongdong Expressway... 10 People Sustain Moderate to Minor Injuries

Severe Traffic Congestion Due to Accident Clearance

On the 27th, when it snowed, an 11-vehicle pileup occurred on the Yeongdong Expressway.

According to Wonju City and others, around 11:20 a.m. that day, near Wonju IC on the Yeongdong Expressway heading toward Gangneung in Gahyeon-dong, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do, a bus and a passenger car collided, causing an 11-vehicle pileup.

On the morning of the 27th, the accident site on Yeongdong Expressway in Wonju-si, Gangwon-do. Photo by Yonhap News

As a result of this accident, about 10 people including the passenger car driver and bus passengers (2 seriously injured, 8 minor injuries) were transported to the hospital.

The police are investigating the exact circumstances, including whether the accident was caused by snowy road conditions.

Also, traffic was completely blocked in the affected section for accident clearance, causing severe traffic congestion in the area.

On the morning of the 27th, the accident site on Yeongdong Expressway in Wonju-si, Gangwon-do. Photo by Yonhap News

Wonju City requested via disaster safety text message, "Due to a traffic accident 2 km before Wonju IC on the Yeongdong Expressway heading toward Gangneung, traffic is blocked. Please detour via the national road from Munmak IC."

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