Two killed after truck ploughs into South Korea market

The incident took place at Bucheon, South Korea (Jeon Jin-hwan/Newsis via AP)
The incident took place at Bucheon, South Korea (Jeon Jin-hwan/Newsis via AP)

Two people were killed and 18 others were injured Thursday after a truck ploughed into pedestrians at an outdoor market in South Korea’s Bucheon city, fire and police officials said.

Police are questioning the unidentified truck driver in his 60s who was not under the influence of alcohol or drugs, said Son Byeong-sam, a police official in Bucheon, near the capital city of Seoul.

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