Around 11:32 AM on the 2nd, a sports utility vehicle (SUV) crashes into the restaurant area of the Daegwallyeong rest area on the Yeongdong Expressway in Seongsan-myeon, Gangneung City, Gangwon Province, injuring 16 people inside the restaurant, who are receiving treatment at a nearby hospital. /Courtesy of Gangneung Fire Station

A woman in her 80s drove her vehicle into a restaurant at the Daegwallyeong Rest Area in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, injuring 16 people.

According to police, around 11:32 a.m. on the 2nd, an SUV crashed into the restaurant at the Daegwallyeong Rest Area on the Yeongdong Expressway in Bogwang-ri, Seongsan-myeon, Gangneung.

The incident injured 16 people inside the restaurant, including 6 who suffered serious injuries and are receiving treatment at a nearby hospital.

Police plan to investigate the circumstances surrounding the accident by interviewing witnesses.

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