8 wounded as truck rushes to sidewalk in S. Korea

SEOUL: Eight people were wounded in South Korea on Thursday as a truck rushed to a sidewalk, according to Yonhap news agency.

The 1-ton truck rammed itself into the pavement near the entrance of a traditional market in Seongnam, about 20 km south of the capital Seoul, at around 12:15 p.m. local time (0315 GMT).

The truck driver and seven other pedestrians were injured, with three of them seriously wounded, but no one suffered a life-threatening injury.

The police were investigating the exact cause of the accident.

-Xinhua