Emergency personnel rescue vacationers after a bus fell on a highway in Chungju, South Korea on April 13, 2023. (South Korean Nationwide Fireplace Company through AP)
SEOUL, South Korea—A bus carrying Israeli vacationers fell on its facet on a highway in southern South Korea, killing one girl and injuring 34 different folks.
The tour bus with 33 Israelis and two South Koreans—the bus driver and a tour information—crashed Thursday on a slope within the southern metropolis of Chungju, the Inside and Security Ministry mentioned on its web site.
It mentioned a 62-year-old Israeli girl died and 7 of the injured folks had been in critical situation.
The ministry mentioned the crash occurred because the bus rolled backward whereas the motive force was shifting gears. Ministry officers mentioned the precise trigger is underneath investigation.