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Over 80 People, Including Children, Injured In South Korea Road Accident
More than 80 people, including children, were injured in South Korea on Friday after three school buses were involved in a multi-vehicle crash on a highway east of Seoul, fire authorities said.
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Traffic Lights On Ground To Alert "Phone Obsessed Zombies" In South Korea
The traffic lights were first installed as part of a trial project in 2019 to curb the increasing number of accidents at pedestrian crossings.
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4 Killed In South Korea Subway Site Collapse
Four workers were killed and 10 others injured in a collapse Wednesday at a subway construction site near the South Korean capital Seoul, the fire department said.
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'Snuber' Driverless Taxi on Seoul Campus Offers Glimpse of Future
The vehicle, called Snuber, has been navigating the 4,109 square metre campus for the past six months without any accidents
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Two Killed in 100-Car Pile-up in This Country
Two people were killed and 43 injured on Wednesday, including five foreign nationals, in a 100-vehicle pile-up on the highway to South Korea's largest international airport, police said.
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South Korean Safety Official Dead After Concert Tragedy Kills 16
An official dealing with safety measures at a concert in South Korea where 16 people died when the grate they were standing collapsed apparently committed suicide hours after the tragedy, authorities said on Saturday.
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14 Feared Dead in Accident at South Korean Concert
Fourteen people were feared dead after a ventilation grate collapsed on Friday during a concert by a popular girls' band near South Korea's capital, officials said.
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South Korea Trains Collide, Killing One and Injuring Dozens
Two passenger trains collided in South Korea on Tuesday, killing one person and injuring dozens, a hospital official and police said, in the latest in a string of accidents that has rattled the country.
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We mismatched bodies from ferry disaster: South Korea
As visiting President Barack Obama offered South Koreans his condolences on Friday for the ferry disaster, the South Korean government conceded that some bodies have been misidentified and announced changes to prevent such mistakes from happening again.
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Divers battle darkness and fear to find bodies trapped in ferry
Divers grope their way slowly through the dark corridors and cabins of the sunken Sewol ferry. Bodies appear suddenly, floating by in the murky water, buoyed by life-jackets or the bloat of decomposition, their faces etched with fear or shock.
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Korean prosecutors raid shipping safety watchdogs after ferry disaster
South Korean prosecutors said on Thursday that they had raided shipping safety watchdogs as part of expanded investigations following the sinking of a ferry last week in which more than 300 people were killed or missing presumed dead.
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South Korean ferry turned further than third mate ordered: maritime professor
A maritime professor who spoke with the third mate who was steering the South Korean ferry before it sank says he suspects a problem with the steering gear caused the sinking.
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Children's bodies in ferry reveal desperate attempts to escape
South Korean divers swam though dark, cold waters into a sunken ferry on Wednesday, feeling for children's bodies with their hands in a maze of cabins, corridors and upturned decks as they searched for hundreds of missing.
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Acts of bravery emerge from pilloried ship crew
As the ferry sank, some crew members gave their lifejackets to passengers. One refused to leave until she shepherded students off the ship, and was later found dead. Others worked from rescue boats to break windows with hammers and pull people trapped in cabins to safety.
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'It's difficult for the passengers to move,' said crew of South Korean ferry
Here is the dramatic, confused exchange between a sinking South Korean ferry and maritime traffic control on the southern honeymoon island of Jeju after the vessel started to list at 8.49 a.m. last Wednesday (2349 GMT Tuesday).
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Over 80 People, Including Children, Injured In South Korea Road Accident
More than 80 people, including children, were injured in South Korea on Friday after three school buses were involved in a multi-vehicle crash on a highway east of Seoul, fire authorities said.
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Traffic Lights On Ground To Alert "Phone Obsessed Zombies" In South Korea
The traffic lights were first installed as part of a trial project in 2019 to curb the increasing number of accidents at pedestrian crossings.
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4 Killed In South Korea Subway Site Collapse
Four workers were killed and 10 others injured in a collapse Wednesday at a subway construction site near the South Korean capital Seoul, the fire department said.
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'Snuber' Driverless Taxi on Seoul Campus Offers Glimpse of Future
The vehicle, called Snuber, has been navigating the 4,109 square metre campus for the past six months without any accidents
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Two Killed in 100-Car Pile-up in This Country
Two people were killed and 43 injured on Wednesday, including five foreign nationals, in a 100-vehicle pile-up on the highway to South Korea's largest international airport, police said.
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South Korean Safety Official Dead After Concert Tragedy Kills 16
An official dealing with safety measures at a concert in South Korea where 16 people died when the grate they were standing collapsed apparently committed suicide hours after the tragedy, authorities said on Saturday.
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14 Feared Dead in Accident at South Korean Concert
Fourteen people were feared dead after a ventilation grate collapsed on Friday during a concert by a popular girls' band near South Korea's capital, officials said.
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South Korea Trains Collide, Killing One and Injuring Dozens
Two passenger trains collided in South Korea on Tuesday, killing one person and injuring dozens, a hospital official and police said, in the latest in a string of accidents that has rattled the country.
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We mismatched bodies from ferry disaster: South Korea
As visiting President Barack Obama offered South Koreans his condolences on Friday for the ferry disaster, the South Korean government conceded that some bodies have been misidentified and announced changes to prevent such mistakes from happening again.
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Divers battle darkness and fear to find bodies trapped in ferry
Divers grope their way slowly through the dark corridors and cabins of the sunken Sewol ferry. Bodies appear suddenly, floating by in the murky water, buoyed by life-jackets or the bloat of decomposition, their faces etched with fear or shock.
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Korean prosecutors raid shipping safety watchdogs after ferry disaster
South Korean prosecutors said on Thursday that they had raided shipping safety watchdogs as part of expanded investigations following the sinking of a ferry last week in which more than 300 people were killed or missing presumed dead.
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South Korean ferry turned further than third mate ordered: maritime professor
A maritime professor who spoke with the third mate who was steering the South Korean ferry before it sank says he suspects a problem with the steering gear caused the sinking.
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Children's bodies in ferry reveal desperate attempts to escape
South Korean divers swam though dark, cold waters into a sunken ferry on Wednesday, feeling for children's bodies with their hands in a maze of cabins, corridors and upturned decks as they searched for hundreds of missing.
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Acts of bravery emerge from pilloried ship crew
As the ferry sank, some crew members gave their lifejackets to passengers. One refused to leave until she shepherded students off the ship, and was later found dead. Others worked from rescue boats to break windows with hammers and pull people trapped in cabins to safety.
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'It's difficult for the passengers to move,' said crew of South Korean ferry
Here is the dramatic, confused exchange between a sinking South Korean ferry and maritime traffic control on the southern honeymoon island of Jeju after the vessel started to list at 8.49 a.m. last Wednesday (2349 GMT Tuesday).
