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Two people die after van hits truck and catches fire in Yangpyeong
A van hit the back of a 14-ton truck at about 3:48 a.m.
on Oct.
26 on the Jungbu Naeryuk Expressway in Yangpyeong, South Korea.
The van was travelling on the road towards Seoul near Namyangpyeong Interchange.
The van caught fire after the collision, and firefighters put it out.
A man and a woman, both in their 20s and inside the van, were found dead.
The truck driver, a man in his 50s, was reported to have no significant injuries.
Police and fire officials are investigating how the crash happened.
The reports give no further details about what may have caused the collision.
A van hit a 14-ton truck on the Jungbu Naeryuk Expressway near Namyangpyeong Interchange in Yangpyeong, South Korea.
Two people in their 20s, a man and a woman, died after the van caught fire.
The crash occurred at about 3:48 a.m. on October 26, according to police and fire authorities cited by two reports.
Firefighters extinguished the van fire at about 4:57 a.m., according to Donga.
The truck driver, a man in his 50s, was reported to have no significant injuries.
Police and fire authorities are investigating the circumstances of the crash.
- Who
- A man and a woman in their 20s in the van died; the truck driver was a man in his 50s.
- What
- A Staria van struck the rear of a 14-ton truck and caught fire, killing the two van occupants.
- When
- About 3:48 a.m. on October 26.
- Where
- The Seoul-bound Jungbu Naeryuk Expressway near Namyangpyeong Interchange in Okcheon-myeon, Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
- Why
- Not stated.
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The van struck the truck on the expressway near Namyangpyeong Interchange.
The van caught fire, and the two occupants were found dead inside.
Firefighters extinguished the van fire, according to Donga.
Police and fire authorities said they would investigate the exact circumstances.
- Deaths
- Two people in their 20s, a man and a woman
- Truck
- 14-ton truck
- Location
- Near Namyangpyeong Interchange, Yangpyeong
- Crash time
- About 3:48 a.m. on October 26
- Fire extinguished
- About 4:57 a.m., according to Donga
- Truck driver
- Man in his 50s; no significant injuries reported