Overview
- A section of the Seosomun Overpass collapsed during demolition, killing three workers and injuring three others at the site.
- Police on Monday booked four Heunghwa Construction employees, including a site manager and safety staff, on charges of occupational negligence resulting in death.
- Investigators have seized on-site materials and are carrying out detailed forensic and procedural analyses to look for structural failures and demolition mistakes.
- Authorities are probing why train service was not suspended after reports of subsidence about 12 hours earlier and say no secondary accident occurred but the emergency response will be reviewed.
- Searches of company and city infrastructure offices took place during early voting, prompting accusations of election interference that police deny, and investigators say further charges could follow depending on their findings.