According to media reports, a driver has hit and fatally injured several people on a sidewalk in the South Korean metropolis of Seoul. At least nine people were killed in the accident on Monday evening (local time) in the capital.
This was reported by South Korean broadcasters and the national news agency Yonhap. Several people were injured, some of them seriously. The accident occurred at an intersection near the city hall in the city center.
Numerous people were waiting at a traffic light when the driver drove into the crowd, it said. It was initially unclear exactly how the accident happened.