Bus plows into 17 vehicles at Bundang intersection, multiple injured

A major chain-reaction crash involving 17 vehicles, including a bus, brought traffic to a complete standstill Wednesday in the heart of Bundang-gu, Seongnam.

According to the Gyeonggi Province Fire and Disaster Headquarters, a bus struck a series of passenger cars waiting at a traffic signal near a bus stop at an intersection in Yatap-dong, Bundang-gu, at around 7:34 a.m. Wednesday.

The bus hit more than 10 vehicles in succession before coming to a stop after striking a median barrier.

Fire authorities at the scene initially determined the crash zone stretched 100 to 150 meters, with 17 vehicles involved — 14 passenger cars, two buses and one truck.

Some 45 firefighters and 18 pieces of equipment were dispatched to the scene.