A 17-vehicle pileup involving buses, passenger cars and a truck occurred near a bus stop in Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, on Tuesday.

According to fire authorities, the accident occurred near a bus stop in Yatap-dong at around 7:34 a.m when abus struck multiple vehicles waiting at a traffic light before crashing into a median barrier.

The vehicles involved included 14 passenger cars, two buses and a truck, fire authorities said.

A total of 45 emergency personnel and 18 units of equipment were dispatched to the scene, where an emergency medical station was set up.

Authorities were still assessing the number of casualties.

This article was written with the assistance of AI. -- Ed.


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