Four-Vehicle Collision and Car Fire at Daegwallyeong 4 Tunnel on Yeongdong Expressway
All 16 Occupants Safely Evacuated
At approximately 11:51 a.m. on July 17, a four-vehicle collision occurred at the Daegwallyeong 4 Tunnel on the Yeongdong Expressway toward Gangneung, in Wangsani, Wangsanmyeon, Gangneung, Gangwon Province.
The accident caused a fire to break out in a Santa Fe vehicle inside the tunnel. There were a total of 16 people in the four vehicles involved in the accident, and all of them reportedly evacuated to outside the tunnel.
The fire department issued a “Level 1 Emergency Response” 30 minutes after the fire started. Ten minutes later, the response was upgraded to “Level 2 Emergency Response,” and 15 pieces of equipment and 53 personnel were mobilized to conduct firefighting operations.
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Heavy smoke spread inside the tunnel, at one point making it difficult for firefighters to enter. As a result of the accident, traffic congestion occurred in the surrounding area.
Fire after vehicle accident at Daegwallyeong Tunnel 4 on Yeongdong Expressway. Gangwon Provincial Fire Department
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