South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported that a 68-year-old driver crashed into people who were waiting at a traffic signal.
He was driving in the wrong direction and hit two other vehicles before ploughing into the pedestrians, Yonhap said.
A man was detained by police over the incident, said Kim Suk-hwan, safety and transport director at the city’s Jung-gu district office.
Investigations are underway to determine if drugs or alcohol were involved, as well as whether the deadly incident was caused by accidental acceleration, Kim said.
YTN TV reported that the vehicle rammed into pedestrians standing on the crosswalk after hitting two other cars.
A police officer was administering CPR to a person on the ground at the site of the accident, according to a video provided by a witness to Reuters.
