Two dead, 18 hurt in South Korea after truck crashes into market, media reports say
A light truck crashed into a market in South Korea on Thursday (November 13), ploughing 150 metres (164 yards) along a passageway lined with stalls before coming to a halt, killing two people and injuring 18, according to emergency officials and media reports.
The incident took place at a market located in Bucheon, about 20 km (12 miles) west of the capital Seoul, a fire official told a televised briefing.
The driver was not intoxicated when tested for alcohol, a police official said at the briefing.
Two people who had suffered cardiac arrest were later confirmed to have died, the Yonhap News Agency said.
Police had arrested the driver who was in his 60s and he was being questioned, Yonhap said.
(Source: Reuters)
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