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Over 80 people injured in 7-vehicle pileup, including 3 school-trip buses
Baku, June 16, AZERTAC
Over 80 people were injured in a seven-vehicle pileup, including three buses carrying middle school students on a field trip, on a local road in the northeastern province of Gangwon on Friday, police said, according to Yonhap News Agency.
The chain-reaction accident, which also involved a passenger sedan and three trucks, occurred at 1:26 p.m. on National Road No. 44 in Hongcheon, about 100 kilometers east of Seoul, they said.
Police and emergency rescue officials said the pileup resulted in three people sustaining serious injuries and 79 others minor injuries.
The three buses were reportedly carrying 75 students and teachers from a middle school in Seoul, who were on a field trip, they said, adding about 30 injuries were reported from the buses alone.
About 30 firefighters were taking part in the rescue operation, while police were investigating the cause of the accident.
