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BackOn the way to work, a quadruple collision occurred at the Gwangnam IC on the Sejong-Pocheon Expressway... Congested 3km behind
On the way to work, a quadruple collision occurred at the Gwangnam IC on the Sejong-Pocheon Expressway... Congested 3km behind
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On the way to work, a quadruple collision occurred at the Gwangnam IC on the Sejong-Pocheon Expressway... Congested 3km behind

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  • At 7:40 a.m. on the 7th, a quadruple collision occurred near Gwangnam IC on the Pocheon direction of the Sejong-Pocheon Expressway in Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi-do, when a 25-ton dump truck collided with a 1-ton truck traveling slowly ahead.
  • Three people, including a man in his 20s driving a dump truck, a man in his 70s driving a 1-ton truck, and a man in his 20s driving a BMW, complained of pain in the face and neck and were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
  • The accident was resolved.

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At around 7:40 a.m. during rush hour, a four-vehicle collision occurred near Gwangnam IC in the direction of Pocheon on the Sejong-Pocheon Expressway in Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi-do.

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(Gyeonggi Gwangju = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Ji-won = At ​​around 7:40 a.m. on the 7th, an accident involving four vehicles collided near Gwangnam IC in the direction of Pocheon on the Sejong-Pocheon Expressway in Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi-do, causing congestion on the way to work.

The accident that day began when a 25-ton dump truck traveling in the third of the three lanes each way hit a 1-ton truck that was traveling slowly ahead.

Afterwards, due to the impact, the 1-ton truck was pushed forward and hit the IONIQ passenger car that was ahead, and the BMW passenger car that was following hit the dump truck that bounced into the first lane, resulting in a total of four collisions.

In this accident, three people, including a dump truck driver in his 20s, a 1-ton truck driver in his 70s, and a BMW driver in his 20s, suffered minor injuries, including complaining of pain in the face and neck, and were taken to the hospital.

The 1st and 3rd lanes were once closed to resolve the accident, and now the 1st lane has been reopened, but as the 3rd lane continues to be closed, traffic is congested in a section about 3km behind the accident site.

The police are investigating the exact circumstances of the accident, believing that the accident occurred because the dump truck driver failed to pay attention to the front in a traffic jam.

Open Questions

  • Specific causes of dump truck drivers' negligence in looking ahead
  • The exact extent of injuries and treatment progress caused by the accident
  • Expected time for complete normalization of the accident section

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