A truck plowed into a restaurant near an intersection in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province, leaving 15 people with injuries ranging from serious to minor.
A passenger car and a 25-ton truck collided at an intersection in Noonsa-dong, Gwangmyeong, at about 1:51 p.m. on the 5th, police and fire authorities said.
The truck driver, in their 60s, and the car driver, in their 40s, were seriously injured and taken to a hospital.
Immediately after the collision, the truck plowed into the restaurant, and 13 people inside, including diners, suffered minor injuries from flying glass or from being struck by furniture and fixtures pushed aside by the impact. None of the injuries were life-threatening.
Police believe the car was turning left on a straight-ahead signal when it collided with the truck, which was traveling straight from the opposite direction, in the middle of the intersection. After the initial impact, the truck slid to the right and struck an exterior pillar of the restaurant.
Neither driver was found to have been driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, investigators said. There were no passengers in either vehicle.
Police plan to determine the exact circumstances of the crash based on dashboard camera footage and other evidence.
