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A taxi is parked at Seoul Station in central Seoul on Aug. 13, 2024. [NEWS1]

As accidents make the news, older adults are encouraged to give up driving. Some say they can't.

As more older drivers have hit the road in Korea over the last decade, a surge in accidents has sparked renewed debate over how to manage road safety in an aging society.

2026.2.14

A road in Hapcheon County, South Gyeongsang, near where four trucks collided on Feb. 13, is pictured on the same day in this CCTV footage. [MINISTRY OF LAND, INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORT]

Two injured in four-truck collision on Hapcheon County highway

One driver was found unresponsive and another suffered minor injuries after four trucks collided on a highway in Hapcheon County, South Gyeongsang, early Friday, authorities said.

2026.2.13

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Police officers stop drivers to carry out breathalyzer checks near Gongdeok Station in western Seoul on Nov. 21. [YONHAP]

Dangerous streets: High drunk driving rates, lax penalties a public safety issue

In Korea, a country known to be very safe for foreign travelers, a silent but imminent danger might be just around the corner on any street in the country — drunk drivers.

2025.12.9

Driver in fatal Daejeon crash tells police he lost consciousness

The driver involved in a chain-reaction crash in Daejeon that killed a motorcycle delivery worker and injured more than a dozen people told police he lost consciousness moments before the collision.

2025.11.26

A still from surveillance camera footage shows a truck colliding with two other trucks at Goryeong Tunnel 2 on the Jungbu Naeryuk Expressway on Nov. 18. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

One dead after three trucks collide inside Goryeong Tunnel 2

Three cargo trucks collided inside Goryeong Tunnel 2 on Tuesday, killing one driver and prompting authorities to shut down traffic in the Jungbu Naeryuk Expressway tunnel, officials said.

2025.11.18

A truck crashed into Jeil Market, a traditional market in Bucheon, Gyeonggi, around 10:55 a.m. on Nov. 13, injuring at least 20 people, including two people found unconscious who later died at a hospital. [YONHAP]

2 dead, 18 injured after truck crashes through Bucheon market

A truck barreled through a crowded traditional market in Bucheon, Gyeonggi, on Thursday morning, killing two people and injuring at least 18 others after the driver said his brakes failed, according to the police.

2025.11.13

A truck crashed into Jeil Market, a traditional market in Bucheon, Gyeonggi, on Nov. 13. [BUCHEON FIRE STATION]

Truck crashes into Bucheon traditional market injuring at least 10

A 1-ton truck crashed into a row of shops at a traditional market in Bucheon, Gyeonggi, on Thursday, injuring at least 10 people, including two who were found unconscious, emergency officials said.

2025.11.13

The Seoul Gangnam Police Station is seen in this 2023 file photo. [YONHAP]

Man allegedly drives drunk, kills Canadian national in Seoul

A man has been sent to prosecutors in custody after allegedly driving drunk and killing a Canadian national in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, police said on Thursday.

2025.11.6

A man accused of drunk and reckless driving resulting in death and injury appears for a pretrial detention hearing at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on Nov. 5. [NEWS1]

Court to rule on arrest warrant for driver in crash that killed Japanese tourist

A Seoul court will decide on Wednesday whether to issue an arrest warrant for a man accused of driving under the influence and fatally hitting a Japanese tourist in central Seoul.

2025.11.5

Japanese tourist killed by drunk driver in Seoul car accident

A Japanese tourist was killed and another injured after being hit by a car driven by an intoxicated driver in Seoul, police said Monday.

2025.11.3