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Car crashes into Hyundai Motor building

By Korea Herald

Published : March 11, 2016 - 09:46

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An SUV crashed into the front doors of Hyundai Motor’s headquarters in Seoul on Friday, about an hour before the carmaker’s annual shareholders meeting, according to witnesses.

The Hyundai-made Sante Fe car drove into the front glass doors of the building at around 8 a.m. 

A Sante Fe SUV crashes into Hyundai Motor’s headquarters in Seoul on Friday. (Yonhap) A Sante Fe SUV crashes into Hyundai Motor’s headquarters in Seoul on Friday. (Yonhap)

No injuries were reported. The driver, whose identify has yet to be confirmed, is now in police custody, company officials said.

Some reports said the driver was an employee at one of Hyundai’s Korean plants. Officials have yet to confirm why he crashed the car.

(khnews@heraldcorp.com)