SEOUL // Two people were killed and more than 60 were injured on Wednesday after a pileup involving about 100 vehicles in foggy weather on a bridge near the Incheon International Airport.
At least 65 people were injured, seven of them seriously, and the number of the injured could increase, said Byeon Tae-u of the Incheon Fire and Safety Management Department.
The damaged cars were removed from the 4,400-metre cross-sea bridge on the highway from the airport to the capital Seoul, said Park Sang-yeoul, an official from the Incheon Seobu Police Station.
He did not have the exact number of vehicles involved in the accident, but said it was about 100.
The crash occurred in the morning in a Seoul-bound lane and was likely aggravated by thick fog and icy road conditions, Mr 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 metres ahead.
“I saw the brake lights of the car in front of me turn on and I stopped abruptly,” said Mr Lee, whose car was hit from behind. He was able to open the door and escape to the side.
The foggy weather delayed the departure of 18 flights and the arrival of seven flights at the airport during the morning, said airport spokesman Cho Sang-hyun.
South Korea experienced a similar accident in 2006 when a 29-car pileup in foggy weather at another cross-sea bridge killed 11 people and injured more than 50.
* Associated Press