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Nine people seriously hurt in South Korea bus crash involving multiple vehicles

Reuters

SEOUL, Nov ‌11 (Reuters) - A bus crashed into multiple ​vehicles ‌in the Bundang district ‌of South Korea on Wednesday, leaving ‌nine people seriously injured and 48 with minor injuries, according to ⁠the fire agency.

The ‌bus struck the ⁠vehicles at around 7:34 ​a.m. (2234 GMT on Tuesday), including some ​waiting at a ​traffic ‌light, before crashing into ​a median barrier, ⁠the National ‌Fire Agency said, ​citing ​a witness.

The accident in Bundang, in Seongnam city south of Seoul, ‌involved 32 vehicles, including four buses, a ‌truck ​and 27 passenger cars, according to the agency.

(Reporting by Heejin ‌KimEditing by Ed Davies)