Police stand at a site of car accident that resulted in several people killed and injured in central Seoul, South Korea, on July 1, 2024.(Photo: China News Service/Liu Xu)
The vehicle accident took place at about 9:30 p.m. local time (1230 GMT) near an intersection of the Seoul City Hall.
A police official was quoted as saying that a driver in his 70s appeared to have hit pedestrians waiting for a traffic signal.
The number of casualties may rise.
Rescuers work the site of an accident that resulted in at least nine people killed and four injured in central Seoul, South Korea, on July 1, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Xu)
The site of an accident that resulted in at least nine people killed and four injured in central Seoul, South Korea, on July 1, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Xu)
Police and rescuers stand next to a car involved in an accident that resulted in several people killed and injured in central Seoul, South Korea, on July 1, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Xu)
The site of an accident that resulted in at least nine people killed and four injured in central Seoul, South Korea, on July 1, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Xu)