"Two people were killed and 18 others injured on Thursday after a truck plowed into crowds at an outdoor market in South Korea's Bucheon city, police and fire officials said. An official at Bucheon's fire station said witnesses told investigators that the driver of the vehicle initially reversed about 28 meters (92 feet) before driving forward 150 meters (492 feet), hitting pedestrians on the way."
"The light truck ultimately hit a storefrontImage: Jeon Jin-hwan/Newsis/AP Photo/picture alliance Bucheon is about 20 kilometers west of the capital, Seoul, and the truck driver, who was not under the influence of alcohol or drugs, has been taken in for questioning. The fire official said the driver, who is in his 60s, had blamed a sudden surge of acceleration for the incident."
A light truck drove into crowds at an outdoor market in Bucheon, killing two people and injuring 18 others. Witnesses told investigators the driver initially reversed about 28 meters before driving forward roughly 150 meters, striking pedestrians and ultimately crashing into a storefront. The driver, in his 60s, was not under the influence of alcohol or drugs and has been taken in for questioning; he blamed a sudden surge of acceleration. Two victims were pronounced dead at a hospital, and 11 of the 18 injured sustained serious injuries. Officials removed the vehicle to investigate.
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