2 killed, 18 injured in S Korea market truck sidewalk crash

SEOUL, Nov 13: Two folks have been killed and 18 others have been injured Thursday after a truck crashed into the sidewalk at a market in South Korea, in accordance with Yonhap information company.
The truck, pushed by a person in his 60s, plowed into the sidewalk on the market in Bucheon, west of the capital Seoul, at about 10:55 a.m. native time (0155 GMT).
The accident left two ladies in their 70s lifeless and 18 others wounded, together with three labeled as essential sufferers with impaired consciousness and 6 as emergency sufferers.
The driver, who was arrested on the scene, instructed police that the brake failed when he stepped on it, however the police suspected that the driving force had mistaken the accelerator for the brake.
It was believed that the truck reversed 28 meters earlier than driving straight roughly 150 meters contained in the market.
The precise explanation for the accident continues to be underneath investigation. (UNI)