At least 20 injured in South Korea’s Bucheon after truck crashes into market, officials say | World News

The driver was not in critical condition and was not intoxicated with alcohol when tested police, a police official said at the briefing. (Photo: South Wales Police/ Representational)

A light truck crashed into a market in South Korea on Thursday and sped out of control for 150 metres (164.04 yards), injuring 20 people including two who are unconscious, emergency officials said.

The incident took place at a market located in Bucheon, about 20 km (12.43 miles) west of the capital Seoul, a fire office told a televised briefing.
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The driver was not in critical condition and was not intoxicated with alcohol when tested police, a police official said at the briefing.

The police would hand the vehicle over to investigators to try to pinpoint the cause of the crash, the official said.