Bus Comes Crashing by a Bus Stop... CCTV Footage of 32-Vehicle Pileup in Bundang Is 'Hair-Raising' [Video]

[Financial News] During the morning commute in Bundang District, Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, a bus rammed into vehicles ahead of it one after another, triggering a chain-reaction crash involving around 30 vehicles and leaving 57 people moderately or seriously injured.
According to Newsis, at around 7:43 a.m. on the 11th, a bus driven by a driver in their 60s, identified as A, struck around 10 vehicles ahead of it in succession near Beolmal Intersection in Yatap-dong, Bundang District, then hit the median barrier and came to a stop.
A total of 32 vehicles—including four buses, 27 passenger cars and one truck—were involved in a chain-reaction collision along a 100–150-meter stretch. Nine people were seriously injured and 48 sustained minor injuries; they were taken to hospitals.
Nearby CCTV footage showed the bus, already damaged at the front, passing a bus stop at high speed. It also showed people startled as debris from the vehicles scattered across the road after the bus had passed.
Photos from the scene posted on social media showed the accident bus, its front section—including the windshield and driver’s seat—severely damaged and tangled with the shattered median barrier.
The passenger cars and local buses that were hit also sustained damage, including detached bumpers and dented bodies.
Fire authorities dispatched 33 pieces of equipment and 88 personnel, along with a 119 Medic One unit that responds with a trauma specialist, to manage the scene.
The accident bus was towed at around 10:20 a.m. that day. Most of the other vehicles had also been moved, and traffic congestion had cleared.
The investigation found no alcohol in A’s system, and A reportedly told investigators that the braking system had failed.
Police plan to investigate A for drug-impaired driving and other matters.
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