Overview

• Two workers were killed and four others were seriously injured when a Mugunghwa train hit a maintenance crew in Cheongdo, with one additional minor injury reported.
• The collision occurred Tuesday morning near the Cheongdo Bullfighting Stadium as crews inspected a section of track damaged by recent flooding.
• Initial reports conflicted, with one account listing six injuries before later updates identified seven workers struck.
• Police are probing the circumstances of the crash, including whether required safeguards were followed during the inspection.
• Officials have not confirmed the train’s service status after the incident, and reports differed on its route, citing Jinju or Masan as the destination.