9 individuals have been killed when a automotive crashed into pedestrians close to a busy intersection in central Seoul on Monday, officers mentioned.
4 others have been injured within the incident in entrance of metropolis corridor, however their wounds weren’t life-threatening, mentioned Kim Chun-soo, a senior hearth division official.
The motive force of the automotive claimed that he misplaced management of it when it out of the blue accelerated, native information media reported. Kim Seong-hak, a public security official on the Jung-gu district in central Seoul, mentioned the authorities couldn’t instantly verify the studies, including that the police have been investigating the driving force.
He additionally mentioned officers have been investigating whether or not the driving force was drunk or on medication.
