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Damaged vehicles sit on
Yeongjong Bridge in Incheon, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. (AP
Photo/Yonhap, Yun Tae-hyun)
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Two people were killed
and at least 65 were injured Wednesday in a pileup involving about 100 vehicles
in foggy weather on a bridge near South Korea's Incheon International Airport,
officials said. Seven of the injured were
in serious condition, said Byeon Tae-u of the Incheon Fire and Safety
Management Department. He said the number of injured could increase.
AP reports Park Sang-yeoul, an
official from the Incheon Seobu Police Station, said the damaged cars had been
removed from the 4,400-meter (14,400-foot) cross-sea bridge on the highway from
the airport to the capital, Seoul.
The crash occurred in the
morning on a Seoul-bound lane and was likely aggravated by thick fog and icy
road conditions, Byeon said. It was not immediately known what started the
pileup.
Lee Gyeong-hoon, a
39-year-old driver whose car was involved in the crash, said he was driving
slowly because the fog prevented him from seeing much more than 10 meters
(yards) ahead.
"I saw the brake
lights of the car in front of me turn on and I stopped abruptly," said
Lee, whose car was hit from behind. He was able to open the door and escape to
the side.
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Damaged vehicles sit on
Yeongjong Bridge in Incheon, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. (AP
Photo/Yonhap, Suh Myung-gon)
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The foggy weather delayed
the departure of 18 flights and the arrival of seven others at the airport
during the morning, said airport spokesman Cho Sang-hyun.
In 2006, a 29-car pileup in
foggy weather on another cross-sea bridge in South Korea left 11 people dead
and more than 50 injured.
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