Five dead as freight lorry and bus crash near South Korean capital

The National Fire Agency said the three of the injured were in a serious condition while 34 others were lightly injured.

Smoke rises at the scene of the accident (Kim Do-hun/Yonhap/AP)

A freight lorry crashed with a bus on a road near the South Korean capital Seoul on Thursday, causing a fire that killed at least five people and injured 37 others, officials said.

It was not known what caused the crash and fire or what cargo the lorry was carrying.