It collapsed and collapsed...a series of accidents in the heavy snow that continued throughout the night.

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The accident continued as more snow fell overnight in central parts of the country, including Seoul and southern Gyeonggi Province.

There were also a number of traffic accidents as trees and steel structures collapsed and vehicles slipped because they could not overcome the weight of the pouring snow.

Reporter Kim Hyun-ah reports.

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Sangwon-dong, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do.

A huge mesh covered the building.

The safety net installed at the golf practice range on the sixth floor of the building collapsed overnight after failing to overcome the snow weight.

Due to the impact at the time of the accident, a power outage occurred in the building.

In Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do, the safety net of the golf practice range was cut off, and two workers were working on snow removal at the time, and one of them died.

Snow car accidents also followed.

In Hwaseong, Gyeonggi-do, a large trailer left the Songsan grape rest area, slipped while entering the highway, and cars that stopped at the rest area were trapped for hours,
In Jeongneung-dong, Seoul,
A 5-ton snowplow car that was driving on the side road slipped downhill and hit a utility pole.

The snow was heavy with heavy moisture, and heavy snow continued throughout the night, leading to a series of accidents, including broken trees and collapsed structures.

Also, a car slipped on the snow, causing serious traffic jams everywhere.

I'm Kim Hyunah of YTN.


Courtesy of screen: Seongbuk Fire Station, Seoul, Gyeonggi Fire Department
Video editing: Kim Hyun-jun