Road accident caused casualties in North Korea

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News ID: 22012
Asia » Asia
Publish Date: 11:19 - 23 April 2018
TEHRAN, April 23 - China was informed about the accident on Sunday night, and its embassy personnel in Pyongyang rushed to the scene and are working to manage the situation, the foreign ministry statement said.

The accident occurred in North Hwanghae province, the foreign ministry said.

TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - The province lies south of the capital and stretches to the border with the South, including the city of Kaesong, an ancient Korean capital with historical sites.

The tour group was travelling by bus from Kaesong to Pyongyang when the accident happened, according to the independent Seoul-based website NK News, which cited an unnamed source.

State broadcaster CCTV showed images of a large overturned vehicle with light rain falling on rescue vehicles and doctors attending to a patient in its news broadcast of the incident.

Source: AFP

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