South Korean emergency services on car accident which killed 9

(1 Jul 2024)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Seoul - 1 July 2024
++NIGHT SHOTS++
1. Wide of investigators at site of car accident
2. Close of wreckage
3. Wide of accident site
4. Police at the accident site
5. Wide of fire department officials preparing for briefing
6.SOUNDBITE (Korean) Kim Chun-su, Seoul Jungbu Fire Station official:
++AUDIO AS INCOMING++
"The deployment of firefighting equipment and personnel included 37 vehicles and 134 personnel. Additionally, 20 ambulances were dispatched to ensure the prompt transportation of victims. Currently, there are no casualties at the accident site, and all affected individuals have been transported to hospitals and funeral homes."
7. Wide of briefing
8. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Jeong Yong-woo, Seoul Namdaemun Police Station official: ++AUDIO AS INCOMING++
"We have not been able to investigate the driver yet. Since the driver is also injured, we will proceed with the investigation once he becomes able to provide a statement."
9. Various of vehicle that hit pedestrians
10. Tilt-down of restaurant entrance damaged by the accident
11. Close of broken glass
12. Wide of accident site
STORYLINE:
A car hit pedestrians waiting at a traffic light in central Seoul on Monday evening, killing nine people and injuring four, South Korea's emergency officials said.
The passenger car drove in the wrong direction and collided with two other cars just before hitting the pedestrians, South Korean media reports said.
The reports say the driver in his late 60s spoke of a sudden, unintended acceleration.
He was detained, media reported.
Seoul police did not immediately confirmed the reports.
Emergency officer Kim Chun-su told a briefing that one of the four injured was in serious condition.
President Yoon Suk Yeol ordered his safety minister and emergency agency chief to make best efforts to aid the victims.
AP video by Yong Jun Chang
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