The Korea Herald

지나쌤

6 injured as car plows into shop in Gangnam

By Korea Herald

Published : Oct. 18, 2017 - 16:25

    • Link copied

A car plowed into a shop on a busy shopping street near Gangnam Station in southern Seoul on Wednesday.

It smashed into a storefront, injuring six people, including one who was severely injured, according to local fire authorities.

Among the six injured people were customers inside the store and pedestrians at the storefront.

A car plowed into a shop near Gangnam Station in southern Seoul on Wednesday. (Yonhap) A car plowed into a shop near Gangnam Station in southern Seoul on Wednesday. (Yonhap)

The 57-year-old driver of the car, surnamed Jang, reportedly did not suffer any injury. Jang told police the cause of the accident was a sudden unintended acceleration of her car.

Police are investigating the exact cause of the crash based on testimony from Jang, who was driving on her own at the time. 

A car plowed into a shop near Gangnam Station in southern Seoul on Wednesday. (Yonhap) A car plowed into a shop near Gangnam Station in southern Seoul on Wednesday. (Yonhap)