Car accident in Gyeonggi kills four Kazakh nationals

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Police look through the wreckage of a car that crashed and burned at the Seohaean Expressway in Gyeonggi on March 27. [GYEONGGI FIRE SERVICES]
Police look through the wreckage of a car that crashed and burned at the Seohaean Expressway in Gyeonggi on March 27.

A car carrying four Kazakh nationals fell off a ledge on the Seohaean Expressway, killing everyone aboard early Thursday. 

A Mercedes-Benz carrying the four individuals crashed into the railing on the right side of the road in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, around 12:30 a.m. The car then fell several meters and burst into flames after impact.  

Fire authorities were dispatched immediately after receiving a crash report and extinguished the flames within 30 minutes of the accident. The four men were found deceased in the wreckage.

The victims had not been identified as of 1 p.m. Police are investigating the exact circumstances of the crash.  

BY KIM MIN-YOUNG [kim.minyoung5@joongang.co.kr]