金曜日の午前8時10分、ソウル中心部の光化門駅交差点にて、「全国障害者差別撤廃連帯」のメンバー約20人が抜き打ちのバス乗車デモを行った。車椅子の活動家らは市内バスへの乗車を試み、障害者の移動権を保障する新法案の制定と低床バスの拡充を求めた。この行動により、道路の一部が封鎖され、深刻な交通渋滞が発生した。
障害者権利擁護団体が金曜日の朝のラッシュアワー、ソウル中心部で抜き打ちのバス乗車デモを行い、混乱を招いた。連合ニュースおよびコリア・タイムズの報道によると、全国障害者差別撤廃連帯のメンバー約20人が午前8時10分に光化門駅交差点で活動を開始した。車椅子の活動家らが市内バスへの乗車を試みたことで運行が遅延し、警察と物理的な衝突も発生した。一部のバスは後退を余儀なくされ、西大門方面へ向かう4車線道路が一時全面封鎖されるなど、深刻な交通渋滞を引き起こし、歩行者にも多大な影響が出た。同団体は、障害者の移動権を保障する新法案の制定と、障害者向けの低床バスの拡充を訴えている。
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A bus veered off the road in western Seoul on Friday afternoon, plowing into pedestrians near Seodaemun Station and injuring 13 people, with two in serious condition. The driver claimed the brakes failed, but police found no signs of alcohol or drugs. Authorities are investigating the cause.
A woman in her 60s died after her car crashed into a roadside tree and then a hagwon bus while driving on the wrong side of the road in western Seoul. The bus driver and a teacher were injured, along with four pedestrians who sustained minor injuries. No students were on the bus at the time.
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Two of three Seoul Metro unions have reached a wage deal with management, withdrawing their plan for an all-out strike set to begin Friday morning. The agreement includes hiring 820 new employees to replace retirees and raising wages by at least 3 percent in line with public institution guidelines. The remaining union is expected to reach a similar deal soon.
Hong Kong's new regulation requiring passengers to wear seat belts on public buses took effect on Sunday, but a former lawmaker has accused a government press release of wrongly interpreting the law, sparking confusion over whether it applies to all buses. She called for authorities to clarify enforcement to avoid passengers unwittingly breaking the law.
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A 27-year-old Citybus driver in Hong Kong has been arrested on suspicion of theft after allegedly pocketing HK$110 in passenger fares. The incident came to light during an internal inspection at a bus terminus in Central. The driver has since been fired by the company.
Major expressways across South Korea were congested on Wednesday, February 18, the final day of the Lunar New Year holiday, as people returned home. Sections of the Gyeongbu Expressway linking Seoul to Busan saw vehicles at a near standstill. The Korea Expressway Corp. expected inbound traffic to peak around 3 to 4 p.m.
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President Lee Jae Myung decried a far-right civic group under investigation for insulting statues representing victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery on Sunday, February 1, calling them 'beasts that must be isolated' from society. Police have launched an probe into Citizens' Action for the Abolition of the Comfort Women Law and its leader for defaming the deceased, hurling insults, and violating assembly and demonstration laws. The group is accused of hanging insulting banners outside high school campuses in southern Seoul and holding unauthorized rallies near the schools late last year.