A city bus hit 32 vehicles during Wednesday morning rush hour in Seongnam, South Korea, injuring dozens; reports differed on whether 48 or 57 people were hurt and on the number seriously injured.
The crash happened around 7:34 a.m. near a traffic light in the city’s Bundang district, south of Seoul. The vehicles involved included four other buses, a truck and 27 passenger cars. The bus stopped after hitting a road divider.
Initial reports from Yonhap and The Korea Times put the number injured at 48, including six who were seriously hurt. A later Korea Herald report gave a total of 57, with nine people in serious condition. Reuters also reported that nine people were seriously injured and 48 had minor injuries.
The available reports do not explain the difference, so the figures should be treated as separate accounts rather than a confirmed final count. Police said the driver, a man in his 60s, told them the brakes had failed. Authorities were investigating the cause.
A test found no alcohol, according to local reporting. The collisions happened along a stretch roughly 100 to 150 meters long. The cleanup temporarily disrupted traffic.