A van carrying day laborers collided with a bus at an intersection in Ansan, about 30 km south of the capital Seoul, at around 5:45 a.m. local time (2045 GMT Friday).
Affected by the collision, the van bounced off and hit a passenger car waiting on the opposite lane before coming to a stop, Xinhua reported.
Five laborers in the van were sent to a nearby hospital and confirmed dead. The Chinese embassy in South Korea has confirmed that at least one Chinese national was found among the killed.
Seven others in the van, including a driver, were injured, while two in the passenger car were wounded. One of the injured was in critical condition.
The police suspected that the van violated a traffic signal at the intersection, planning to investigate the exact cause of the accident.
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