A deadly cab crash near Jonggak station in Seoul kills 1, injures 9, 4 of them foreigners

A cab crash during rush hour on Jan. 2 , 2026 killed 1 and injured 8 including 4 foreigners. (Yonhap)

SEOUL, January 03 (AJP) -A taxi sped onto a sidewalk near Jonggak Station in central Seoul on Friday evening, striking pedestrians and two vehicles to leave one dead and nine injured, officials said. 

The crash happened about 6:05 p.m. on a road in front of Jonggak Station on Seoul Subway Line 1, according to the Jongno Fire Station and other authorities. The taxi hit people in a crosswalk and then collided with two vehicles, they said. 

Nine people, including four foreigners, suffered injuries ranging from serious to minor. A woman in her 40s was found in cardiac arrest and was taken to a nearby hospital while receiving CPR but later died. Another woman in her 30s with a pelvic injury was also hospitalized. Four of the injured were passengers in the taxi, officials said.  One was an Indian, and three others Indonesians.  

The taxi came to a stop after hitting a roadside barrier on the sidewalk. A fire was reported in one vehicle during the collisions, officials said. Police restricted access to the area, citing concerns about a possible explosion based on the condition of the vehicles.  Among 9 injured in taxi crash near Jonggak on Jan. 2, 2026, four are foreigners (Aju Business Daily)

 Police said the taxi driver, in his late 70s, showed no signs of alcohol or drug use.

* This article, published by Aju Business Daily, was translated by AI and edited by AJP.
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