🚧 At around 10:00 AM on the 17th, a multi-vehicle collision involving seven vehicles, including a bus and passenger cars, occurred in the Yongam 3 Tunnel (indicated as toward Jeonju or northbound) on the Suncheon-Wanju Expressway in Wanju-gun, Jeonbuk 124783.
Three people were injured and taken to the hospital, with two of them reported to be in serious condition 14738. Police are investigating the exact circumstances, considering the possibility that a following bus struck the car in front while traffic was congested or slowing down due to a previous minor accident inside the tunnel, leading to the chain reaction collision 478.
Wanju, South Korea
Sources
- 순천완주고속도로 용암3터널서 차량 7대 추돌…3명 부상(종합) [yna.co.kr] (2026-02-17)
- 순천완주고속도로 용암3터널서 다중 추돌사고…2명 이송 [yna.co.kr] (2026-02-17)
- 전북 완주 순천완주고속도로 터널서 7중 추돌사고···3명 부상 [khan.co.kr] (2026-02-17)
- 순천완주고속도로 터널서 7대 연쇄추돌…2명 중상 [newsis.com] (2026-02-17)
- 순천완주고속도로 용암3터널서 차량 7대 추돌…3명 부상 [mk.co.kr] (2026-02-17)
- 순천완주고속도로 용암3터널서 차량 7대 추돌 사고…3명 부상 [종합] [hankyung.com] (2026-02-17)
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- 순천완주고속도로 다중 추돌 사고…3명 중경상 [yonhapnewstv.co.kr] (2026-02-17)
Highlights
- Discrepancies in reported time: The time of the accident was reported differently by various media outlets, such as 10:15 AM, 10:18 AM, 10:23 AM, and 10:30 AM 12478.
- Traffic congestion: It was reported that traffic congestion continued for some time in the section near the tunnel following the accident 15.
- Details of the injured: Two occupants of a passenger car were reported to be seriously injured, and a teenager in another passenger car reportedly sustained relatively minor injuries 4783.