Two killed as trailer's wheel comes off, hits bus on South Korean highway

Rescue workers move those injured by an accident involving a semi-trailer truck and a bus at the Gyeongbu Expressway on Sunday. - Yonhap via The Korea Herald/ANN

SEOUL (Xinhua): Two people were killed and several others wounded as a cargo trailer's wheel came off and hit a tourist bus on a South Korean highway, Yonhap news agency said Sunday.

A back wheel was detached from the trailer driving toward the capital Seoul on an expressway in Gyeonggi province at about 4:09pm local time (0709 GMT).

The detached tire ran over the median strip and broke through the windshield of the tourist bus, which was driving on the opposite lane.

A bus driver and a passenger sitting diagonally behind the driver were killed after being hit by the tire.

Two passengers were seriously wounded but not in life-threatening condition, while some 10 others suffered minor injuries.

The police were investigating the trailer driver in his 60s to determine the cause of the accident. - Xinhua