<Anchor> Last
night (29th), 2 people died and 5 people were injured in a chain collision accident near the Seonsan Rest Area on the Central Inland Expressway where a truck collided with 4 vehicles.
All were workers preparing for night road work.
Reporter Jo Yoon-ha will deliver the news of the accident overnight.
<Reporter>
A work vehicle is lying on its side in the middle of the road, and a 14-ton truck is also standing still.
Around 11:00 last night, a 14-ton cargo truck running on the road near the Seonsan Rest Area in the direction of Yangpyeong on the Jungbu Naeryuk Expressway collided with two 2.5-ton trucks and a 1-ton truck preparing for night road work.
After that, the vehicle was thrown out and collided with a taxi in front.
Immediately after the accident, a fire broke out at the front of the 14-ton truck.
A man in his 30s and a man in his 20s died in the accident, two were seriously injured and three were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
These were all workers preparing for road work.
[Highway Patrol Officer: It seems that it was pushed while preparing for construction.
(Construction) was not in our plan.
There was no contact, and I don't know what kind of work it was.]
As the road was closed to deal with the accident, traffic congestion occurred for 2 hours.
The police are investigating the exact circumstances of the accident by securing eyewitness statements and CCTV near the accident site.
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At around 6:20 pm last night, a fire broke out in an apartment building in Yongam-dong, Sangdang-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, and it was extinguished in 20 minutes.
A 61-year-old man in the house inhaled smoke and was taken to the hospital, and about 40 residents were evacuated.
(Video editing: Park Ji-in, Screen provided: Viewer Song Young-hoon, Cheongju Dongbu Fire Station)