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| ▲ This photo, provided by fire authorities on Jan. 15, 2023, shows cars involved in a pile-up on the Guri-Pocheon Expressway in the city of Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
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(LEAD) 25 people taken to hospitals after multi-car crash on expressway
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POCHEON, South Korea, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- At least 25 people were taken to hospitals after more than 20 cars were involved in a pile-up on an expressway in the northern city of Pocheon Sunday, officials said.
One of them suffered cardiac arrest, as the multi-vehicle crash occurred at around 9:15 p.m. on the Guri-Pocheon Expressway in Pocheon, 46 kilometers northeast of Seoul, according to the officials.
The fire authorities issued an emergency response mode to handle the situation, they added.
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