A commuter bus plowed through morning rush-hour traffic in South Korea's Bundang district on Wednesday, triggering a massive 32-vehicle pileup that injured 57 people.
Nine passengers sustained critical injuries. Another 48 suffered minor trauma as emergency crews scrambled to clear the wreckage south of Seoul.
The collision began at 7:34 am (2234 GMT Tuesday) in Bundang, a major district of Seongnam city. According to witness statements logged by the National Fire Agency, the bus slammed directly into several rows of vehicles halted at a red traffic signal. It then veered across lanes before crashing violently into a concrete median barrier.
The impact crumpled dozens of chassis in seconds.
In total, the chain-reaction disaster snared 32 vehicles: four buses, a freight truck, and 27 passenger cars, according to official National Fire Agency assessments. First responders locked down the commuter artery to extricate trapped drivers and direct an armada of ambulances to regional trauma wards.
| Vehicle Type | Units Involved in Collision |
|---|---|
| Passenger Cars | 27 |
| Public & Private Buses | 4 |
| Commercial Trucks | 1 |
| Total Involved | 32 |
Traffic investigators from local transport authorities are reviewing transit telemetry and dashcam footage to determine whether mechanical failure or driver negligence triggered the collision.