Autos, together with vehicles, buses and automobiles, are piled up following a collection of collisions involving 44 autos close to the Gusan Interchange within the Paju-bound lanes of Jayu-ro in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, early Tuesday. Courtesy of Gyeonggi Northern Fireplace and Catastrophe Headquarters
A number of automobile crashes involving a complete of 105 autos occurred in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday, injuring 17 folks and inflicting big site visitors disruptions in the course of the morning rush hour, in response to police and fireplace authorities.
The site visitors accidents have been attributable to black ice, a skinny, almost invisible layer of ice shaped by in a single day freezing temperatures and snowfall. They occurred between 5 a.m. and seven a.m. on the Seoul-Munsan Freeway and Jayu-ro in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province.
At round 5:15 a.m., 44 autos, together with vehicles, buses and automobiles, have been concerned in a collection of collisions close to the Gusan Interchange within the Paju-bound lanes of Jayu-ro.
The Gyeonggi Northern Fireplace and Catastrophe Headquarters categorized the accidents into 4 six-vehicle crashes, one three-car pileup, six two-car pileups and 5 single-vehicle accidents. Most drivers sustained minor abrasions, although a 16-ton truck driver was transported to a hospital with minor accidents.
At round 5:50 a.m., one other chain-reaction automobile crash involving 43 autos occurred close to the Goyang Junction within the Munsan-bound lanes of the Seoul-Munsan Freeway in Goyang’s Deokyang District.
Following the crashes, a number of roads have been closed for cleanup, inflicting site visitors jams to stretch for 3 kilometers close to the Goyang relaxation cease, resulting in the accident website.
At roughly 6:40 a.m., an extra 18 autos collided close to the Heungdo Interchange on the Seoul-Munsan Freeway, situated previous the Goyang relaxation cease.
These crashes left one individual severely injured, whereas 14 others have been transported to a close-by hospital with minor accidents.
Within the aftermath of the 2 accidents, congestion extended on the Seoul-Munsan Freeway, with site visitors within the Munsan-bound lanes remaining stalled via the morning.
Autos are snarled after a 43-vehicle pileup occurred close to the Goyang Junction within the Munsan-bound lanes of the Seoul-Munsan Expressway in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, early Tuesday. Courtesy of Gyeonggi Northern Fireplace and Catastrophe Headquarters
Site visitors accidents doubtless attributable to icy street situations have been additionally reported throughout Ansan, Hwaseong and Suwon in southern Gyeonggi Province on the identical day, in response to police and fireplace authorities.
A driver concerned in an accident in Ansan is receiving hospital remedy for neck ache following a automobile crash.
Officers additionally attributed the incidents to black ice, which is shaped when snow or rain freezes on street surfaces. It often seems black because it blends with exhaust and mud, posing a major hazard to drivers.
„The icy situations made it troublesome for autos to take care of secure distances, leading to a collection of collisions,“ a police officer mentioned. Authorities urged drivers to scale back velocity and train warning when driving on icy roads.
