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Two injured in truck collision on Honam Expressway near Gimje

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

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  • A trailer collided with a 6.5-ton truck on the southbound Honam Expressway in Gimje, South Korea, injuring both the trailer driver and one other person.
  • Police partially restricted traffic while clearing spilled beverages and investigating the cause of the crash.

A trailer crashed into a 6.5-ton truck on the southbound Honam Expressway in Gimje, North Jeolla province, injuring two people.

The collision occurred at 1:39 p.m. on the 150-kilometer point of the expressway in Bongnam-myeon. The trailer driver, identified only as a man in his 60s, was among those injured. Both people were taken to a hospital.

Beverages loaded onto the vehicles spilled across the road. Police partially restricted traffic while handling the crash and investigating its exact circumstances.

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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.