Posts Tagged With: traffic accidents

Picture of the Day: 5 University Students Die In Crash

» by GI Korea August 8th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (7)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Five Chungnam National University students were killed and five others injured yesterday after their van overturned in Muju, North Jeolla. Police have yet to determine the ...more »

Nine Year Anniversary of the 2002 Armored Vehicle Accident

» by GI Korea June 13th, 2011 at 3:07 am » Comments (37)

It has been nine years since the tragic 2002 armored vehicle accident that killed two Korean teenagers Shim Mi-son and Shin Hyo-sun. For those that haven't heard of this accident it ...more »

Picture of the Day: Tour Bus Accident

» by GI Korea June 9th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (0)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Rescue workers attempt to enter a tourist bus that was badly damaged in a traffic accident that killed two people and injured 44 others. The bus ...more »

Picture of the Day: Fatal Bus Crash In Seoul

» by GI Korea November 6th, 2010 at 1:16 pm » Comments (12)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption=" The left side of a #9000 bus after being crushed in a collision with a tour bus at the intersection of Euljiro 2-ga, central Seoul, yesterday. ...more »

Navy Petty Officer Arrested for Drunk Driving & Accident In A HMMWV On Okinawa

» by GI Korea March 22nd, 2010 at 4:05 am » Comments (3)

I have never heard of a servicemember drunk driving in a HMMWV before, but if you were going to do it Okinawa is definitely not the place to be trying ...more »

Taxi Accident Lands Two Kunsan Airmen in the Hospital

» by GI Korea March 10th, 2010 at 6:27 am » Comments (27)

Here is an unfortunate accident that has left one airmen in critical condition at the hospital: A Kunsan airman remains in critical condition after a Sunday night taxi crash left him ...more »

Bus Crash Kills 17 People In Korea

» by GI Korea December 20th, 2009 at 8:19 am » Comments (2)

This is quite a tragic accident: A tour bus tumbled off a mountain road in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, on Wednesday afternoon, killing 17 passengers and injuring 14 others. The accident occurred ...more »

South Korea Continues to Lead OECD In Pedestrian Deaths

» by GI Korea September 18th, 2009 at 4:33 am » Comments (4)

Via Brian in Jeollanam-do comes news that South Korea continues to lead the OECD in pedestrian traffic accident death rates: Korea has the highest pedestrian death rate among OECD states and ...more »

40 People from Seoul Die Every Month In Traffic Accidents

» by GI Korea August 18th, 2009 at 7:16 pm » Comments (13)

Here is a statistic that shows how many people die every month in traffic accidents in Seoul: A new report shows a monthly average of 40 people died in traffic accidents ...more »

South Korea Ranks Third in Accident Related Deaths of Children

» by GI Korea May 7th, 2009 at 3:38 am » Comments (8)

Non-surprisingly much of this high ranking is due to traffic accidents: South Korea ranked third among the member nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in terms of ...more »