SEOUL: At least seven people have been killed and another 32 injured in two major traffic pile-ups in South Korea, the South Korean news agency Yonhap reported Saturday (Dec 14), citing officials.
The first crash occurred early Saturday when some 10 vehicles, including cargo trucks, collided on a highway en route to Yeongcheon in North Gyeongsang province, some 300km south of Seoul.
Some 20 other vehicles following behind also crashed, according to the Yonhap report. Six people were killed and 14 injured in that pile-up. The other collision happened around the same time on the opposite side of the same highway involving about 20 vehicles, the authorities said.On Friday, South Korea's parliament passed uncontested bills, including those on children safety, without reviewing the budget bill and other contentious bills on electoral and prosecution reform.
They also include clauses on heightening punishment of drivers who commit fatal accidents in school zones. - Asian News Network/dpa
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