Illustration=Son Min-gyun

A company commuter bus plunged into an irrigation canal, leaving three people dead or injured.

At about 6:57 a.m. on the 19th, on a farm road in Yeosan-myeon, Iksan, North Jeolla, a company commuter bus fell into an irrigation canal and overturned.

The driver died in the crash, and two employees on the bus were seriously injured and taken to a hospital.

Authorities said 21 people were on the commuter bus.

Police said they believe the crash occurred when the commuter bus hit a guardrail and are investigating the circumstances.

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