Truck crash in South Korea market kills two people, injures 18: Officials

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“Two radical were killed and 18 others were injured connected Thursday (November 13, 2025) aft a motortruck plowed into pedestrians astatine an outdoor marketplace successful South Korea’s Bucheon city,” occurrence and constabulary officials said.

“Police are questioning the unidentified motortruck operator successful his 60s who was not nether the power of intoxicant oregon drugs,” said Son Byeong-sam, a constabulary authoritative successful Bucheon, adjacent the superior metropolis of Seoul.

Park Geum-cheon, an authoritative astatine Bucheon’s occurrence station, said witnesses told investigators that the conveyance initially reversed astir 28 metres (92 feet) earlier driving guardant 150 metres(492 feet), hitting pedestrians connected the way.

“The operator claimed his conveyance had malfunctioned and that officials were reviewing information camera footage,” helium said.

Two victims were pronounced dormant astatine a hospital, and 11 of the 18 injured sustained superior injuries. Officials did not instantly accidental if immoderate of the injuries were life-threatening.

Published - November 13, 2025 12:17 p.m. IST

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