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4 killed after bus flips over in S. Korea

4 killed after bus flips over in S. Korea

November 06, 2016 | 09:06 AM
The bus suddenly swerved and flipped to its side. Picture courtesy: Yonhap news agency
At least four people were killed and more than 40 others injured after a packed tour bus rolled onto its side on a highway near South Korea's central city of Daejeon, police said Sunday.The bus -- carrying 45 passengers -- was not speeding on Sunday morning when it suddenly swerved and flipped to its side, South Korea's Yonhap news agency cited a survivor as saying.Police said the exact cause of the accident is still under investigation."Some were pinned on top of each other on the floor after the bus flipped," the 70-year-old survivor, identified only by his surname Lee, was quoted as saying by Yonhap."I was hanging from my seat belt until I was rescued," he said.The injured have all been taken to hospital, with eight people in a critical condition.The passengers were members of a hiking club on their way to a mountain in South Chungcheong province.
November 06, 2016 | 09:06 AM