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South Korean: 100 cars pile-up, 2 dead, 42 injured

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South Korea 100 Car Pileup
Near Incheon International Airport, South Korean

Two people were killed and at least 42 were injured on Wednesday after a pileup involving about 100 vehicles in foggy weather on a bridge near the Incheon International Airport, South Korean officials said.

A policeman walks between damaged vehicles on Yeongjong Bridge in Incheon

Eight of the people who were rescued were seriously hurt and the number of the injured could increase, according to Byeon Tae-u of the Incheon Fire and Safety Management Department.

South Korea 100 Car Pileup

Kim Seong-han, an official from the Incheon Seobu Police Station, said emergency workers have yet to reach all of the damaged cars on the 4,400-meter (14,400-foot) cross-sea bridge on the highway from the airport to the capital Seoul.

Firefighters rescue a flight attendant from a damaged vehicle on Yeongjong Bridge in Incheon

The crash occurred in the morning in a Seoul-bound lane and was likely aggravated by thick fog and icy road conditions.

Firefighters rescue an injured man from a damaged vehicle on Yeongjong Bridge in Incheon

In a televised briefing, Kim Moon-won of the Incheon Jungbu Fire Station, said that about 100 cars were involved in the pileup. It was not immediately known what started the pileup.

Damaged vehicles are seen on Yeongjong Bridge in Incheon

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