Bus crashes into building in South Korea, leaving 13 injured, Yonhap says


  • World
  • Friday, 16 Jan 2026

SEOUL, Jan ‌16 (Reuters) - A bus crashed ‌into a building in South ‌Korea's capital Seoul on Friday, leaving 13 people injured, including two ‍in a serious condition, ‍the Yonhap ‌News Agency reported.

TV footage from YTN, ‍a ​local news channel, showed a stationary full-size ⁠passenger bus with its front ‌crashed into what appeared to be ⁠the ‍glass facade of a large building, apparently after driving over ‍a wide section of ‌a pedestrian sidewalk.

The injured included the bus driver and two pedestrians, including a woman in her 50s with a leg fracture and a man ‌in his 30s with a head injury, Yonhap said, citing ​the fire agency.

(Reporting by Jack Kim and Joyce LeeEditing by Ed Davies)

Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!

Next In World

Ukraine has fuel reserves for more than 20 days, energy minister says
Greek rice growers fear Mercosur deal will price them out of business
Orban ramps up anti Ukraine campaign with 'petition' as election battle tightens
Thailand orders construction halt for firm Italian-Thai after fatal accidents
US lawmakers arrive in Copenhagen to counter Trump's Greenland threats
Ghana took in Trump's deported West Africans. Then it forced them home
Uganda's President Museveni takes commanding election lead, deadly violence reported
South Korea's ex-president Yoon given 5-year jail term in first ruling over martial law
South Korea court sentences ex-President Yoon to 5 years in prison for obstruction
Major blaze extinguished in deprived area of South Korea's Gangnam district

Others Also Read