Two people were killed and seven others injured after three vehicles collided in downtown Cheonan, South Chungcheong, on Sunday evening.
According to the Chungcheongnam-do Fire Department and police on Monday, the crash occurred at 6:53 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Huimang-ro in Buldang-dong, Seobuk District. An SUV carrying a family was making a left turn when it collided with a taxi coming from the opposite direction. The impact caused the SUV to hit a sedan that was following behind.
A man in his 60s and a woman in her 70s, both passengers in the SUV, were transported to a hospital and later pronounced dead. Three other passengers in the SUV, the taxi driver and one taxi passenger sustained serious injuries. Another passenger in the SUV and one person in the sedan suffered minor injuries.
Police suspect that the driver of the SUV had run a red light and are investigating the exact cause of the accident.
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BY BAE JAE-SUNG [[email protected]]