14 injured in 2 pileups on icy bridges in Sejong

▲ This photo, provided by a reader of Yonhap News, shows a bridge in Sejong, central South Korea, where a pileup of some 30 vehicles left five injured on Jan. 4, 2024. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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14 injured in 2 pileups on icy bridges in Sejong

SEJONG, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- Dozens of vehicles collided in two pileups on icy bridges in the central city of Sejong early Thursday, leaving 14 people injured, police said.

About 30 vehicles were involved in a pileup that happened on the 925-meter-long Geumbitnoeul Bridge at 5:24 a.m. and left five people injured, while nine were injured in another pileup on the nearby Aramchan Bridge at 6:27 a.m.

All 14 sustained light injuries, police said.

Officials blamed the accidents on black ice that formed on the bridges.

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