Oil tank fire near Seopyeongtaek IC on West Coast Expressway...One person died.

A large fire broke out on a tanker running on the West Coast Expressway, killing one person and completely controlling the passage of the up and down line near the accident site.

Last night (23rd), at around 9:50 p.m., a 25-ton oil tanker driving toward Seoul on the West Coast Expressway hit the guardrail and fell into the opposite lane.A man in his 60s who was driving a tanker in an accident called

has died.

In addition, the vehicle fell and caught fire, and it was found that about 30,000 liters of kerosene were contained inside.

At one point, the second stage of response, which mobilizes both nearby fire department personnel and equipment, was once issued, and all traffic in the nearby 1km section was controlled, causing severe traffic congestion.

Currently, some vehicle traffic has resumed, and police and fire authorities plan to investigate the exact circumstances of the accident as soon as they finish cleaning the scene.