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evening of the 2nd, three buses collided one after another on the Gyeongbu Expressway, injuring 10 bus passengers and drivers. In an apartment complex in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, a power outage occurred, causing inconvenience to hundreds of households.
Reporter Ahn Hee-jae of the incident and accident.
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On one side of the clogged highway, a bus with a broken windshield came to a stop while riding on a guard rail.
A tow truck and a fire engine are mobilized, while paramedics are busy moving.
At around 7:50 pm yesterday evening, an intercity bus running near the Singal Junction in the Busan direction of the Gyeongbu Expressway collided with two other buses in front.
In the accident, 10 people, including the intercity bus driver and passengers, were injured and taken to the hospital.
In addition, traffic congestion continued for about 2 hours as some lanes were controlled to handle the accident.
Police believe the likelihood of drunk driving is low and are investigating the accident with the bus driver and witnesses.
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entire apartment complex was enveloped in pitch black darkness.
At around 10:10 last night, electricity supply to 950 households including apartment complexes in Jagok-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul was cut off.
[Youn Young-beom / Jagok-dong resident: There was an explosion. The whole town has gone out. All the street lights are off too. No heating... .]
As the power outage continued for nearly an hour, residents experienced great discomfort in the cold.
KEPCO said that the cause was a defective ground switch, a KEPCO facility.