A seven-vehicle pileup occurs near Naechon 2 Tunnel on the Seoul-bound Seoul–Yangyang Expressway in Naechon-myeon, Hongcheon, Gangwon Province. /Courtesy of Gangwon Provincial Fire Agency (Reproduction and database storage prohibited)

A seven-vehicle pileup occurred on the Seoul–Yangyang Expressway, injuring five people.

According to police and others on the 8th, at about 12:24 p.m. that day, a seven-vehicle pileup occurred near the Naechon 2 Tunnel in the Seoul-bound direction of the Seoul–Yangyang Expressway in Naechon-myeon, Hongcheon, Gangwon.

A BMW, two Hyundai Avantes, a Tesla, an Audi, a Mercedes-Benz, and a Santa Fe reportedly collided.

A total of five people, including drivers and passengers of the vehicles, suffered minor injuries and were transported to nearby hospitals.

Police are investigating the exact cause of the crash.

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