{
  "id": 19439482,
  "title": "Nine seriously injured in S. Korea bus crash involving 32 vehicles",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/nine-seriously-injured-in-s-korea-bus-crash-involving-32-vehicles",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T03:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/11/11/nine-seriously-injured-in-s-korea-bus-crash-involving-32-vehicles"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Wednesday morning, a bus collided with a group of 32 vehicles in the Bundang district of Seongnam city, South Korea, resulting in nine individuals sustaining serious injuries and 48 others suffering from minor injuries, according to the fire agency.\n\nAt approximately 7:34 am local time (2234 GMT on Tuesday), the bus struck several vehicles, some of which were stationary at a traffic light, before coming into contact with a median barrier, as reported by the National Fire Agency based on witness accounts.\n\nThe accident, involving four buses, a truck, and 27 passenger cars, prompted the deployment of 88 personnel and 33 vehicles from the fire agency to the scene, where they established an emergency medical station. Images captured the severely damaged front end of the bus resting on the barrier in the middle of the road.\n\nThe bus driver also sustained injuries and was hospitalized after being freed from the vehicle, as reported by broadcaster KBS.\n\nPolice are set to investigate the cause of the crash, utilizing black box recording data from the damaged vehicle and reviewing CCTV footage, as reported by SBS.",
  "summary": "The public bus struck the vehicles, including some waiting at a traffic light, before crashing into a median barrier.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "9 people seriously hurt in bus crash involving multiple vehicles",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/9-people-seriously-hurt-in-bus-crash-involving-multiple-vehicles",
        "published": "2026-11-11T02:02:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Nine people seriously hurt in South Korea bus crash involving multiple vehicles",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/nine-people-seriously-hurt-in-south-korea-bus-crash-involving",
        "published": "2026-11-11T02:35:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Nine seriously injured in South Korea bus crash involving 32 vehicles",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/nine-seriously-injured-in-south-korea-bus-crash-involving-32-vehicles",
        "published": "2026-11-11T02:38:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "At least 57 injured in South Korea's Seongnam after bus crashes into 32 vehicles",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/at-least-57-injured-in-south-koreas-seongnam-after-bus-crashes-into",
        "published": "2026-11-11T02:46:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Today",
        "title": "Nine seriously injured in South Korea bus crash involving 32 vehicles",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/nine-seriously-injured-in-south-korea-bus-crash-involving-32-vehicles-19442000",
        "published": "2026-11-11T03:39:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "South Korea: Bus hits 32 vehicles near Seoul, dozens injured",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/south-korea-bus-hits-32-vehicles-near-seoul-dozens-injured",
        "published": "2026-11-11T04:17:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}