500 chickens poured over the highway
On the afternoon of the 17th, a car running on a two-lane road in Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, hit a police patrol car stopped on the shoulder and a fire broke out, and the fire department is working to extinguish it. News 1
Vehicles running on the highway slipped in a strong blizzard, causing a series of collisions and disrupting aircraft and ship operations.
Around 10 am on the 17th, a 10 ton freight vehicle slid on snowy roads near the Cheonma Tunnel on the Suncheon-Wanju Expressway, Sandong-myeon, Gurye-gun, Jeollanam-do, and hit the central separation. The following vehicles could not slow down or slip, leading to a 15-fold chain crash.
In an accident that day, when the chicken coop that was loaded in the truck fell, over 500 chickens were poured into the road, and the whole area was completely controlled for more than 20 minutes. Fortunately, one vehicle driver was injured in the accident and was treated at a nearby hospital. At around 2:38 pm on that day, 8 cars slid in the snow in the vicinity of the presbyopia tunnel on the Gwangju-Muan Expressway in Naju, Jeollanam-do. By this afternoon, 66 traffic accidents were reported to the Jeonnam Fire Department.
In Gwangju, eye-catching traffic accidents occurred one after another. At around 3:49 pm that day, a car crashed into a patrol car that had been parked on the shoulder to deal with a snowy accident in Gwangsan-gu. The accident caused the patrol car to burn. Earlier, around 2:25 pm, 10 cars collided one after another on the underpass in Sinyong-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju, and one driver was injured. On this day, there were about 20 traffic accidents in Gwangju.
Even if the patrol car was burned in the second accident
At around 10 am on the 17th, a series of collisions occurred at the 300m exit of the Cheonma Tunnel, Sandong-myeon, Gurye-gun, Jeollanam-do. In the accident, a car running with a chicken coop was included, and about 500 chickens were poured into the road. News 1
Snow road accidents followed in Jeonbuk, where 15 cm of snow fell. According to the Jeonbuk Police Agency, 102 reports of traffic accidents were received from midnight to 2 pm on that day. At 1:30 am on the day, a 7.5 ton truck crashed into a snow removal vehicle that was working on the second lane near the Namwon Junction, Jusaeng-myeon, Namwon-si, down the Suncheon-Wanju Expressway, and the truck driver (63) died.
In Jeju Island, which was hit by a strong blizzard, aircraft and ship operations were disrupted. The Jeju Regional Meteorological Administration issued heavy snow warnings in the mountainous areas of Jeju Island on the 16th, the previous day, and issued heavy snow warnings in the northern and eastern parts of Jeju Island at 10 am that day. Also, a sudden change warning and a strong wind warning were issued at the same time at Jeju International Airport.
Accordingly, 49 flights to and from Jeju Airport (25 departures and 24 arrivals) were canceled as of 4 p.m. on this day, and 17 flights (12 departures and 5 arrivals) were delayed. There are 367 flights scheduled to operate on this day (183 departures and 184 arrivals). A storm warning was issued on the sea, and all 15 passenger ships on nine routes connecting Jeju and other regions were controlled.
Interruption in operation of Jeju aircraft and passenger ships
A lot of snow is falling on Jeju Hill 1100 on the morning of the 17th, when heavy snow warnings are in effect in the mountains of Jeju Island. News 1
As a lot of snow accumulated in the mountains, the Hallasan National Park Management Office in Jeju Island banned climbing the Donnaeko course. Eorimok and Yeongsil courses were to climb to Witsaeoreum, Seongpanak course to Azalea Field, and Gwaneumsa course to Samgakbong Peak. As of 4 pm that day, 7.4cm of snow fell on Eorimok in Hallasan Mountain. In the case of Hallasan Azalea Field and Witsaeoreum, the exact amount of snowfall has not been identified as the weather conditions deteriorate.
In the case of mountain roads, small vehicles were able to travel only with winter equipment. Currently, roads between Yeongsil and 1100 roads on 1100 roads, road 516 roads Gyorae entrance 3-ga to Seongpanak south 1km section, Namjo-ro Redo-reum-Mulyeong-ari-reum, and mountain roads such as the 1st Sannok Road have turned into ice, so small vehicles must install snow chains. can do.
The Jeju Regional Meteorological Administration predicted that this snow would continue until the 18th. Estimated snowfall is 5 to 15 cm in the mountainous area of Jeju Island, 3 to 8 cm in the mountainous area, and 1 to 5 cm in the coastal area. An official from the Jeju Regional Meteorological Office said, “There must be a short place with a visibility distance of less than 1km around the area where it snows until tomorrow (18th). I hope to do it.”
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