In brief
On Tuesday morning, a construction site accident in South Chungcheong Province resulted in the deaths of three workers, with five additional individuals sustaining injuries. Emergency services have been deployed to search through the wreckage for any remaining victims following the collapse that occurred at approximately 9:50 a.m. near Cheonan, a city situated about 50 miles from Seoul. Video footage released by the South Korean news agency Yonhap captured the moment when a section of the structure gave way and crashed to the ground.
As the situation unfolds, updates will follow as more information becomes available. Jin Yu Young reports on South Korea, the Asia Pacific region and global breaking news from Seoul. More about Jin Yu Young. Yan Zhuang is a Times reporter in Seoul who covers breaking news. More about Yan Zhuang.