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32-vehicle pileup in South Korea injures 57
A bus hit vehicles stopped at a traffic signal in Seongnam, South Korea, on the morning of Nov.
11.
The crash triggered a pileup involving 32 vehicles near a busy intersection in Bundang, Gyeonggi Province.
Fifty-seven people were injured, including nine who were in serious condition; at least five were taken to hospital.
No deaths had been reported by 9:30 a.m.
local time.
Police suspect a brake malfunction may have caused the crash.
The bus driver was taken to hospital, so police said a more detailed investigation would come later.
The crash caused heavy traffic, and most damaged vehicles had been cleared from the scene by 9:30 a.m.
A bus crashed into 32 vehicles stopped at a traffic signal in Seongnam, South Korea, injuring 57 people.
Nine people were seriously hurt, but none of the injuries were reported to be life-threatening.
The crash happened at about 7:34 a.m. on Nov. 11 during the morning rush hour in the city’s Bundang district.
The bus driver told investigators that the brakes had failed, and police were investigating the cause.
- Who
- A bus driver and people in the vehicles struck. The crash injured 57 people.
- What
- A bus hit 32 vehicles in a pileup.
- When
- Nov. 11, 2026, at about 7:34 a.m.
- Where
- Bundang district, Seongnam, just south of Seoul, South Korea.
- Why
- The driver told investigators that the brakes had failed. Police were investigating the cause.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The bus struck vehicles waiting at a traffic signal in Bundang.
Most damaged vehicles had been removed from the scene.
- Injured
- 57 people
- Serious injuries
- 9 people
- Vehicles involved
- 32: 4 buses, 1 truck and 27 cars
- Crash location
- Bundang district, Seongnam, South Korea
- Crash time
- About 7:34 a.m. on Nov. 11, 2026
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Dozens injured in South Korea after bus crashes into 32 vehicles
Dozens injured in South Korea after bus crash
32-vehicle pileup injures 57 in South Korea
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What people are saying
the brakes had failed
the brakes did not work