Heavy rain collapses retaining wall in Osan, causing one fatality and rescue efforts

Downpour triggers deadly retaining wall failure in Osan, resulting in ongoing recovery efforts

Published 2025.07.16. 20:10 | Updated 2025.07.16. 20:59

On the 16th, the retaining wall of the overpass at Osan Gajang Intersection collapses due to heavy rain, causing an accident where 2 vehicles are crushed. /Courtesy of Gyeonggi-do Fire Disaster Headquarters

Around 7 p.m. on the 16th, a 1-meter-high retaining wall of an overpass at the Gajang intersection in Osan, Gyeonggi Province, collapsed.

According to the police and others, two vehicles were buried in this accident, but the exact number of casualties has not yet been determined.

The fire authorities are conducting rescue operations, believing that there may be passengers, including the driver, in the vehicles buried under the wall's soil.

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