Eleven people were injured when 53 vehicles collided with each other at about 5:50 pm on the road leading from the 10,000-clock intersection to the Corporate City of Wonju, Gangwon Province, Yonhap news agency reported, three of them were sent to hospital for treatment, none of them was in danger of life.
Reported that the South Korean police on the scene of video surveillance and alarm information, such as a comprehensive analysis of the initial judgment is a downhill section of the front car suddenly stopped, resulting in rear-end vehicle rear-end collision.
On November 27,11 people were injured in a 53-car pile-up in Yuanzhou District, South Gangwon Province. Photo: Korean media
Yonhap news agency said that according to analysis, Yuanzhou region issued a heavy snow warning that day, snow melting on the road after the formation of“Dark Ice”, affecting the normal use of brakes downhill, resulting in a rear-end accident. The exact cause of the accident is still under investigation.
The accident occurred when Yonhap News Agency said, local time on November 27, Seoul, the South Korean capital and surrounding areas ushered in“117 years since the largest snowfall in November,” Heavy snow caused traffic and power supply disruptions in some areas, resulting in injuries. Local authorities are on high alert for more snow later this week.