• Eight of the people who were rescued were seriously hurt and the number of the injured could increase, according to Byeon Tae-u of the Incheon Fire and Safety Management Department. James Park / EPA
    Eight of the people who were rescued were seriously hurt and the number of the injured could increase, according to Byeon Tae-u of the Incheon Fire and Safety Management Department. James Park / EPA
  • Kim Seong-Han, an official from the Incheon Seobu Police Station, said emergency workers have yet to reach all of the damaged cars on the 4,400-metre cross-sea bridge on the motorway from the airport to the capital Seoul. James Park / EPA
    Kim Seong-Han, an official from the Incheon Seobu Police Station, said emergency workers have yet to reach all of the damaged cars on the 4,400-metre cross-sea bridge on the motorway from the airport to the capital Seoul. James Park / EPA
  • The crash occurred in the morning in a Seoul-bound lane and was likely aggravated by thick fog and icy road conditions, Byeon said. James Park / EPA
    The crash occurred in the morning in a Seoul-bound lane and was likely aggravated by thick fog and icy road conditions, Byeon said. James Park / EPA
  • The foggy conditions meant drivers could only see 15 meters (50 feet) in front of them, he said, adding that 63 people, including 18 foreigners, were injured. James Park / EPA
    The foggy conditions meant drivers could only see 15 meters (50 feet) in front of them, he said, adding that 63 people, including 18 foreigners, were injured. James Park / EPA
  • In a televised briefing, Kim Moon-won of the Incheon Jungbu Fire Station, said that about 100 cars were involved in the pileup. It was not immediately known what started the pileup. EPA
    In a televised briefing, Kim Moon-won of the Incheon Jungbu Fire Station, said that about 100 cars were involved in the pileup. It was not immediately known what started the pileup. EPA
  • The injured included seven Chinese, three Thai, two Vietnamese and two Filipino visitors, Yonhap news agency said. The other four foreign nationals were from Japan, Russia, Bangladesh and Switzerland. James Park / EPA
    The injured included seven Chinese, three Thai, two Vietnamese and two Filipino visitors, Yonhap news agency said. The other four foreign nationals were from Japan, Russia, Bangladesh and Switzerland. James Park / EPA
  • “I heard a series of bangs in front of me. Then I was rear-ended by a following car. I felt my car turning around and hitting a protection rail. I then lost consciousness,” cab driver Yoo Sang-Young told Yonhap news agency. James Park / EPA
    “I heard a series of bangs in front of me. Then I was rear-ended by a following car. I felt my car turning around and hitting a protection rail. I then lost consciousness,” cab driver Yoo Sang-Young told Yonhap news agency. James Park / EPA
  • Another driver was quoted as saying the thick fog had prevented him from seeing the danger ahead. Suh Myung-gon / Yonhap / AP Photo
    Another driver was quoted as saying the thick fog had prevented him from seeing the danger ahead. Suh Myung-gon / Yonhap / AP Photo
  • “I slowed down but still rammed into the cars piled up in front of me,” he said. Suh Myung-gon / Yonhap / AP Photo
    “I slowed down but still rammed into the cars piled up in front of me,” he said. Suh Myung-gon / Yonhap / AP Photo
  • Damaged vehicles sit on Yeongjong Bridge in Incheon. Suh Myung-gon / Yonhap / AP Photo
    Damaged vehicles sit on Yeongjong Bridge in Incheon. Suh Myung-gon / Yonhap / AP Photo
  • Wreckage is scattered on the road. Park Jung-ho / Reuters
    Wreckage is scattered on the road. Park Jung-ho / Reuters
  • The pile-up involving 105 vehicles appeared to have started when a limousine ran into the back of a car, an Incheon police station spokesman said. Suh Myung-gon / Yonhap / AP Photo
    The pile-up involving 105 vehicles appeared to have started when a limousine ran into the back of a car, an Incheon police station spokesman said. Suh Myung-gon / Yonhap / AP Photo

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Deadly 100 car pile-up in South Korea — in pictures

Stephen Nelmes

February 11, 2015

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Two people were killed and at least 42 were injured on Wednesday after a pileup involving about 100 vehicles in foggy weather on a bridge near the Incheon International Airport, South Korean officials said.

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