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Train Derails in Seoul Injuring at Least 30, Reports Suggest

© AFP 2023 / JUNG YEON-JEMugunghwa train (front) is seen as passengers get off a train of the Korea Train eXpress (KTX), South Korea's high-speed rail system based on the French TGV/LGV system.
Mugunghwa train (front) is seen as passengers get off a train of the Korea Train eXpress (KTX), South Korea's high-speed rail system based on the French TGV/LGV system. - Sputnik International, 1920, 06.11.2022
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According to preliminary reports, the incident occurred at Yeongdeungpo Station, and Line 1 of the subway in the South Korean capital is now suspended.
A Mugunghwa train derailed in downtown Seoul on Sunday, Korean media reported. The train carrying at least 275 people went off the tracks at around 8:58 local time, and at least 30 people were injured as a result, reports said.
The train was on its way to Iksan, in North Jeolla Province, some 180 kilometers south of the South Korean capital, according to the Korea Railroad Corp.
It remains unclear what exactly caused the incident.
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