A car hits pedestrians in central Seoul, killing 9 and injuring 4

(1 Jul 2024)
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Seoul - 1 July 2024
++NIGHT SHOTS++
1. Wide of crash site, police tape and motorcycles on the sidewalk
2. Police officers huddle, crash site in background
3. Various of crash site and police officers
4. Broken barriers
5. Firefighter's vehicle and broken barriers
6. Broken barriers
7. Emergency vehicle and officials
8. Various of police officers inspecting the crash 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 said the driver in his late 60s spoke of a sudden, unintended acceleration. He was detained, media reported.
Emergency officer Kim Chun-su told a briefing that one of the four injured was in a serious condition.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol ordered his safety minister and emergency agency chief to make best efforts to aid the victims.
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It was wrong way driver who was 68 years old. They don’t believe he was intoxicated.