SEOUL, January 03 (AJP) -A taxi sped onto a sidewalk near Jonggak Station in central Seoul on Friday evening, striking pedestrians and two vehicles to leave one dead and nine injured, officials said.
The crash happened about 6:05 p.m. on a road in front of Jonggak Station on Seoul Subway Line 1, according to the Jongno Fire Station and other authorities. The taxi hit people in a crosswalk and then collided with two vehicles, they said.
Nine people, including four foreigners, suffered injuries ranging from serious to minor. A woman in her 40s was found in cardiac arrest and was taken to a nearby hospital while receiving CPR but later died. Another woman in her 30s with a pelvic injury was also hospitalized. Four of the injured were passengers in the taxi, officials said. One was an Indian, and three others Indonesians.
The taxi came to a stop after hitting a roadside barrier on the sidewalk. A fire was reported in one vehicle during the collisions, officials said. Police restricted access to the area, citing concerns about a possible explosion based on the condition of the vehicles.
* This article, published by Aju Business Daily, was translated by AI and edited by AJP.
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