At around 4:26 p.m. on the 23rd near the Dolje Intersection in Baeksan-myeon, Gimje, North Jeolla, an elementary school shuttle bus and a cargo truck collided.
In the crash, 6 of the 13 people on the shuttle bus, including a teacher and students (5 students and 1 teacher), were seriously injured and taken to a hospital. Of the remaining 7, five sustained minor injuries and are being treated at a hospital. Two were not transported separately.
When firefighters arrived at the scene at around 4:39 p.m., two students and one teacher were trapped inside a vehicle, and the others had evacuated outside the vehicle.
Police said the exact cause of the crash is under investigation.
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