A one-ton truck crashed into a storefront in Seoul's Nowon district, seriously injuring the driver and two pedestrians, police said.
The truck struck a utility pole and then the window of an optical shop on a road in Junggye-dong at about 2:22 p.m. on the 28th, according to police and fire authorities.
Police believe the crash occurred as the truck swerved to avoid a car making a U-turn.
The driver, a man in his 30s, and two pedestrians waiting at a crossing — a man in his 80s and a woman in her 50s — were taken to hospitals with serious injuries. The two pedestrians are a father and daughter.
"There were so many ambulances that I went to look, and the front of the truck was completely crushed and the window was shattered into pieces," said one witness at the scene.
No signs of alcohol or drug use were found in the driver, according to authorities.
Police are investigating the exact circumstances of the crash and are considering booking the driver on charges of causing injury under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Settlement of Traffic Accidents.
