This photo taken on Jan. 4, 2024 shows the site of a multi-vehicle pileup on a bridge in Sejong, South Korea. At least 14 people were injured early Thursday morning from two multi-vehicle pileups in South Korea, according to Yonhap news agency. (NEWSIS/Handout via Xinhua)
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- At least 14 people were injured early Thursday morning from two multi-vehicle pileups in South Korea, according to Yonhap news agency.
About 30 vehicles collided one after another at around 5:24 a.m. local time (2024 GMT Wednesday) on a bridge in Sejong, some 110 km south of the capital Seoul.
Five drivers were taken to a hospital for the treatment of minor injuries.
Another pileup involving eight vehicles occurred at about 6:27 a.m. local time (2127 GMT Wednesday) on a separate bridge in Sejong.
Nine people suffered minor injuries from the accident.
Witnesses were quoted as saying that black ice, or a thin layer of ice on roads, was found on the bridges that made it difficult for people to walk around.
Police were investigating the exact cause of the accidents. ■
This photo taken on Jan. 4, 2024 shows a damaged vehicle at the site of a multi-vehicle pileup on a bridge in Sejong, South Korea. At least 14 people were injured early Thursday morning from two multi-vehicle pileups in South Korea, according to Yonhap news agency. (NEWSIS/Handout via Xinhua)
This photo taken on Jan. 4, 2024 shows the site of a multi-vehicle pileup on a bridge in Sejong, South Korea. At least 14 people were injured early Thursday morning from two multi-vehicle pileups in South Korea, according to Yonhap news agency. (NEWSIS/Handout via Xinhua)
This photo taken on Jan. 4, 2024 shows the site of a multi-vehicle pileup on a bridge in Sejong, South Korea. At least 14 people were injured early Thursday morning from two multi-vehicle pileups in South Korea, according to Yonhap news agency. (NEWSIS/Handout via Xinhua)