Last-minute "Fanpungchul" traffic accidents...Crackdown on dangerous driving will be stepped up.

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Autumn holiday season is coming to an end, but traffic accidents are also occurring as more and more visitors are heading to autumn leaves or local festivals.

The police decided to crack down on the line of chartered buses and reckless driving, which could lead to great damage.

This is reporter Cha Jung-yoon.

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On the 20th of last month, a bus running on the highway suddenly crosses into the next lane and hits a black car that was ahead of it.A car that bounced off the impact of

again hit the car in front of it, and six people, including bus passengers, were injured and taken to the hospital.

Ten cars collided one after another this weekend near the Cheongbuk Interchange in the Jecheon direction of Pyeongtaek Jecheon Expressway.

The 4.5-ton truck collided with the car in front of it, causing a series of accidents.

has been taken to a nearby hospital after 4 people were injured in the accident.

Traffic accidents are continuing as more tourists visit famous mountains or tourist attractions during the last fall holiday season.

Statistics over the past three years from 2020 also show that traffic accidents occurred most frequently in October and November, the fall holiday season, during which an average of 602 accidents per day killed nine people and injured 865 others.

The police have also launched an all-out response.

First of all, we will intensively crack down on high-risk activities such as line driving and reckless driving of chartered buses that do not secure a safe distance.

[Choi Myung-sik / Gyeonggi Nambu Police Agency Highway Patrol Captain: It is very dangerous for school trips or holidaymakers to drive in a line close together, and if you stop suddenly, you can get into a big accident. In the event of catching the operation of the line, we will crack down after moving measures such as rest areas and drowsy shelters.]

It will also conduct customized crackdowns on traffic violations, speeding, and drunk driving near major tourist destinations and festival venues.

In particular, the plan is to strengthen joint patrols that inspect real-time traffic conditions through police helicopters in the air and guide and crack down through situation rooms and on-site police officers on the ground.

In addition, the police said they will run a special crackdown period on drinking and drug driving for three months from this month to January next year, the year-end holiday.

I'm YTN's Cha Jung Yoon.

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