Heavy snow overnight caused a series of accidents in the Seoul metropolitan area...Eye alert in the morning, too.

[Anchor]
Accidents continued everywhere as more snow fell overnight in central parts of the country, including Seoul and southern Gyeonggi Province.

It seems that the damage has increased because it is heavy snow with a lot of moisture.

Connect with reporters to find out more. Reporter Lim Yejin!

[Reporter]
Yes, it's in a residential area in Jung-gu, Seoul.

[Anchor]
I think it's snowing a lot right now, how is it?

[Journalist]
Yes, thick snow is falling here nonstop.

It has already snowed a lot overnight, and snow has accumulated on the road and trees.

Heavy snow in the Seoul metropolitan area, including Seoul and southern Gyeonggi Province, caused a series of accidents.

There were also a series of traffic accidents as trees and steel structures collapsed and vehicles slipped because they could not overcome the weight of the pouring snow.

In Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, a safety net installed at a golf practice range on the sixth floor of the building collapsed overnight after failing to overcome the snow weight.

Due to the impact at the time of the accident, a power outage occurred in the building.

Also, the safety net of the golf practice range was cut off in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province.

was struck by two workers who were working on snow removal at the time, one of whom died.

The facilities seem to have collapsed due to not being able to beat the heavy moisture snow.

Amid a series of casualties caused by such "wet snow," trees that could not overcome the weight of the snow have collapsed, obstructing road traffic and threatening pedestrian safety.

There have also been reports that trees and street trees in the apartment complex, including Eunma Apartment in Daechi-dong, have collapsed, hitting vehicles and blocking roads.

[Anchor]
Snow car accidents are also a problem.

There were a series of snow car skid accidents all night, right?

[Reporter]
Yes, local governments such as Seoul and Gyeonggi-do have been working on snow removal overnight, so major roads are better off.

However, accidents continue around ramps such as back roads and especially hill roads.

In Hwaseong, Gyeonggi-do, a large trailer left the Songsan grape rest area, slipped while entering the highway, and cars that stopped at the rest area were trapped for hours.

In Jeongneung-dong, Seoul, a 5-ton snowplow vehicle that was driving on the side road slipped downhill and hit a utility pole.

There were a series of reports that the snow removal was not properly carried out due to the heavy snow falling at once overnight.

Local governments tried to clear the snow overnight by mobilizing available equipment as much as possible, but there seemed to be a lack of touch.There was a situation where it was impossible to drive a vehicle beyond the slow level, regardless of whether it was on the

highway or city road, and there were reports that it took two hours to get to the 1km car.

Some viewers said they were worried about the safety of children because the same was true of the school route around the school.

Even now, there are many places where road traffic is not easy.

Heavy snow warnings are still in place in the central region, including the metropolitan area.

There is a high possibility of more snow like this today, so please pay attention to safety while checking road conditions and traffic information in real time when moving.

I'm YTN's Lim Yejin.