At around 6:50 a.m. today (1st), an electric train passing near Seoksu Station on Seoul Subway Line 1 collided with a passenger car.The driver and two passengers were injured in the
accident, and the train was once delayed.
I'll connect you to a reporter for more information. Reporter YOO JI HYUN!
[Reporter]
This is the scene of an accident near Seoksu Station.
[Anchor]
How many passengers were on the train at the time?
[Reporter]
In total, there were about 300 people on board.
At 6:46 a.m. today, an electric train passing between Geumcheon-gu Office Station and Seoksu Station on Seoul Subway Line 1 collided with a passenger car.
The car was found to have smashed the railroad wall and rushed into the track.Two people, including a man in his 50s and a passenger car driver, were injured and taken to the hospital in
.
It has been confirmed that no one was injured on the subway, including passengers or engineers.
About 300 passengers on the train got off at Geumcheon-gu Office Station at around 7:35 a.m., about 50 minutes after the accident and changed to another train.Train operations were once partially delayed as one of the two descending tracks was controlled to deal with the
accident.
It's past 9 a.m. and now it's operating normally.
The Korea Railroad Corporation and Korail explained that eight high-speed trains, nine regular trains, and 20 electric trains were delayed by about 10 to 40 minutes due to the accident.
A police investigation confirmed that the man in his 50s who drove the car was not behind the wheel after drinking alcohol.
The driver previously told police that a car accident at a nearby three-way intersection broke the brakes, which was followed by a car that broke through the retaining wall and fell onto the track.
The driver and passenger reportedly got off shortly after the vehicle broke through the wall and stopped on the track, avoiding further anger.
Police are investigating the exact cause of the accident against the driver and Korail.
So far, I'm YTN's Yusuhyeon at the scene of the subway line 1 accident.
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