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South Korea bus causes large crash near Seoul, dozens hurt

Verified: 11 outlets in 9 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 2 of them from South Korea. 9 injured, according to 3 outlets.

📍 Seoul, KR·🕐 1d ago·11 outlets

The bus triggered a collision involving more than 30 vehicles, including other buses, during rush hour traffic in the South Korean city of Seongnam, just south of Seoul.

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✓ Verified · 11 outlets

Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.

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Injured · 3 figures, newest first
93 outlets: channelnewsasia.com, japantoday.com +1· latest Nov 11, 4:06 AM UTC
Nine seriously injured in South Korea bus crash involving 32 vehicles ↗
481 outlet: en.yna.co.kr· latest Nov 11, 2:27 AM UTC
Bus rams into 32 vehicles in Bundang, with 48 injured ↗
571 outlet: koreaherald.com· latest Nov 11, 1:29 AM UTC
17-vehicle pileup injures 57 in Seongnam ↗
The story so far · 10 reports · · 9 countries✓ Verified Nov 11, 2:52 AM UTC

2 outlets from South Korea, where the story is: Yonhap, The Korea Herald · how we count

  1. Nov 11, 1:29 AM UTCFirst report
    17-vehicle pileup injures 57 in Seongnamkoreaherald.com ↗
  2. Nov 11, 2:27 AM UTC+57 min
    Bus rams into 32 vehicles in Bundang, with 48 injureden.yna.co.kr ↗
  3. Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 2:52 AM UTC · +1 h
  4. Nov 11, 2:56 AM UTC+1 h
    Nine seriously injured in South Korea bus crash involving 32 vehicleschannelnewsasia.com ↗
  5. Nov 11, 4:28 AM UTC+3 h
    South Korea: Bus hits 32 vehicles near Seoul, dozens injureddw.com ↗
  6. Nov 11, 5:38 AM UTC+4 h
    South Korea: Bus hits 32 vehicles near Seoul, dozens injuredtimesofoman.com ↗
  7. Nov 11, 12:32 PM UTC+11 h
    Bus Hits 32 Vehicles in South Koreanewsofbahrain.com ↗
  8. Nov 11, 12:36 PM UTC+11 h· you’re reading this
    South Korea bus causes large crash near Seoul, dozens hurtdw.com (again) ↗
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South Korea bus causes large crash near Seoul, dozens hurt The bus triggered a collision involving more than 30 vehicles, including other buses, during rush hour traffic in the South Korean city of Seongnam, just south of Seoul.

Reliability
59%

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