Seoul, Nov 19 (NationPress) Tragically, two additional individuals succumbed to their injuries following a truck incident at a traditional market in Bucheon, South Korea, last week, as reported by local police on Wednesday.

The victims included a man in his 20s and a woman in her 80s, who lost their lives on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively, which now brings the total fatalities from this accident to four, according to the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police.

Both were patrons of Jeil Market, located roughly 20 kilometers southwest of Seoul, when a 1-ton pickup truck crashed through its narrow pathway on Thursday morning, resulting in the deaths of two women aged in their 60s and 70s, as reported by Yonhap News Agency.

In addition, 17 individuals sustained injuries, though none are in critical condition.

Authorities revealed plans to refer the 67-year-old truck driver to the prosecution this week, facing charges related to causing death under special traffic accident laws.

Investigations indicated that the driver had reversed the truck before racing down the passage for 132 meters, colliding with pedestrians and storefronts.

Dashcam footage from a bicycle revealed that the driver mistakenly pressed the gas pedal instead of the brake.

The driver reportedly suffers from Moyamoya disease, a rare vascular brain condition. Initially, he claimed it did not affect his driving; however, he later changed his statement, indicating that his health issue might have contributed to the crash.

In a separate incident on Monday, two individuals were killed, and four others injured in a chain-reaction collision involving 13 vehicles, including a tank truck, on an expressway in Yeongcheon, located in southeastern South Korea.

This series of rear-end collisions transpired on a bridge near the Shinnyeong interchange at approximately 3:12 am when a 26-ton tank truck carrying 24,000 liters of bunker C oil collided with a 25-ton cargo truck, as per police reports.

Subsequently, a 14-ton truck collided with the tank truck, instigating a series of crashes among seven other vehicles, which included passenger cars and a bus.

During the incident, several H beams from one of the trucks fell onto the opposing lane, leading to additional collisions involving a passenger car, another tank truck, and a 13-ton cargo truck as they attempted to avoid the debris.

Authorities reported that two drivers from passenger vehicles and one truck driver were killed, while four others were injured. They noted that around 20 bus passengers remained unharmed.

The accident also caused fires in three vehicles—a tank truck, a 14-ton cargo truck, and a 2.5-ton cargo truck—but fire crews managed to extinguish the flames within two hours and 30 minutes.

Furthermore, oil from one of the tank trucks leaked into adjacent rice paddies and waterways.