100-car pileup on South Korean bridge leaves 2 dead, 65 hurt

Two people have been killed and more than 60 injured after a pileup involving about 100 vehicles in foggy weather on a bridge near the Incheon International Airport on Wednesday. At least 65 people were injured, seven of them seriously, and the number of the injured could increase, said city officials. The crash occurred in the morning in a Seoul-bound lane and was likely aggravated by thick fog and icy road conditions.

I saw the brake lights of the car in front of me turn on and I stopped abruptly.

Lee Gyeong-hoon, whose car was hit from behind on the highway

The foggy weather delayed the departure of 18 flights and the arrival of seven flights at the airport during the morning. South Korea experienced a similar accident in 2006 when a 29-car pileup in foggy weather at another cross-sea bridge left 11 people dead and more than 50 injured.

Asia-Pacific Incheon pileup