December 9, 2011
SEOUL (AFP) - Five railway workers in South Korea were killed early Friday when a Korea Airport Railroad train ploughed into them as they worked on the tracks, authorities said.
The victims were working on a drain to prevent the tracks from freezing during winter near Incheon airport when the train struck them early Friday, the Korea Railroad Corp. said.
Another worker was seriously injured while a seventh managed to avoid the oncoming train. The group allegedly entered a section of the track without informing the train control centre, the company said.
Services on the 61-kilometre (38-mile) line connecting Seoul to the airport returned to normal after a 15-minute delay, it said.
