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지나쌤

6 killed after 2 cars fall into sea

By KH디지털2

Published : Jan. 4, 2016 - 18:35

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Six people have been killed as their two separate cars fell into the sea in South Korea's southwestern area, the Coast Guard said Monday.

Emergency crew members pulled the bodies of two sisters, surnamed Sohn, and a teenager, presumed to be the son of one of the women, from the car in the waters off Haenam, some 420 kilometers south of Seoul, soon after receiving a report about the vehicle earlier in the day.

Footage from a security camera showed that the Hyundai Accent subcompact car was heading toward the sea from a wharf on Sunday at around 7:30 p.m.

The Coast Guard said it is investigating why the car plunged into the sea.

In a separate case, the bodies of a 32-year-old Kwak and her five-year-old son were found in a car that fell into waters off Shinan, about 60 kilometers northwest of Haenam.

The Coast Guard also recovered the body of Kwak's seven-year-old daughter in the waters near the site of the incident.

Kwak had a quarrel with her husband before she left her home with the children on Sunday evening, according to the Coast Guard.

The Coast Guard said it is investigating the details of the incident. (Yonhap)