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100-car pileup on South Korean bridge leaves 2 dead, 68 hurt
By KIM TONG-HYUNG
Feb. 11, 2015 7:23 AM EST
Damaged vehicles sit on Yeongjong Bridge in Incheon, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. Two people were killed and at least 42 were injured on Wednesday after a pileup involving about 100 vehicles in foggy weather on the bridge near the Incheon International Airport, South Korean officials said. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Suh Myung-gon)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Two people were killed and at least 68 were injured Wednesday in a pileup involving about 100 vehicles in foggy weather on a bridge near South Korea's Incheon International Airport, officials said.
Seven of the injured were in serious condition, said Byeon Tae-u of the Incheon Fire and Safety Management Department. He said 18 foreigners were hurt, including seven Chinese, three Thai nationals and two each from the Philippines and Vietnam.
Park Sang-yeoul, an official from the Incheon Seobu Police Station, said the damaged cars had been removed from the 4,400-meter (14,400-foot) cross-sea bridge on the highway from the airport to the capital, Seoul.
He did not have the exact number of vehicles involved in the accident, but said it was about 100.
The crash occurred in the morning in a Seoul-bound lane and was likely aggravated by thick fog and icy road conditions, Byeon said. It was not immediately known what started the pileup.
Lee Gyeong-hoon, a 39-year-old driver whose car was involved in the crash, said he was driving slowly because the fog prevented him from seeing much more than 10 meters (yards) ahead.
"I saw the brake lights of the car in front of me turn on and I stopped abruptly," said Lee, whose car was hit from behind. He was able to open the door and escape to the side.
The foggy weather delayed the departure of 18 flights and the arrival of seven others at the airport during the morning, said airport spokesman Cho Sang-hyun.
In 2006, a 29-car pileup in foggy weather on another cross-sea bridge in South Korea left 11 people dead and more than 50 injured.
Damaged vehicles sit on Yeongjong Bridge in Incheon, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. Two people were killed and at least 42 were injured on Wednesday after a pileup involving about 100 vehicles in foggy weather on the bridge near the Incheon International Airport, South Korean officials said.(AP Photo/Yonhap, Suh Myung-gon)
Rescue workers search for survivors in a damaged vehicle on Yeongjong Bridge in Incheon, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. Two people were killed and at least 42 were injured on Wednesday after a pileup involving about 100 vehicles in foggy weather on the bridge near the Incheon International Airport, South Korean officials said.(AP Photo/Yonhap, Suh Myung-gon)
A screengrab of the traffic accident from a YouTube user.
Two people were killed and at least 42 were injured today after a massive traffic accident involving about 100 vehicles on a South Korean highway.
The cars crashed into each other in foggy weather on a bridge near the Incheon International Airport, South Korean officials said.
Eight of the people who were rescued were seriously hurt and the number of the injured could increase, according to Byeon Tae-u of the Incheon Fire and Safety Management Department.
A screengrab of the traffic accident from a YouTube user show a taxis and car extensively damaged in the pile-up.
A YouTube video apparently taken at the scene showed the mangled wreckage of cars and rescuers seemingly pulling victims out of a bus.
Kim Seong-han, an official from the Incheon Seobu Police Station, said emergency workers have yet to reach all of the damaged cars on the 4,400-metre cross-sea bridge on the highway from the airport to the capital Seoul.
The crash occurred in the morning in a Seoul-bound lane and was likely aggravated by thick fog and icy road conditions, Byeon said.
In a televised briefing, Kim Moon-won of the Incheon Jungbu Fire Station, said that about 100 cars were involved in the accident.
Authorities are investigating.
Rescuers seemingly attempting to pull victims from an airport bus.
