--- description: About 1,000 people were evacuated after an incoming train crashed into one that was already at a subway station in Seoul title: South Korea Train Crash Injures 200 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [South Korea](/tag/south-korea/) ## South Korea Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Train Crash in South Korea Injures 200 by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 2, 2014 11:51 AM CUT by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 2, 2014 11:51 AM CUT A subway crash in the South Korean capital [injured about 200 commuters](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/02/us-southkorea-crash-idUSBREA4105S20140502 "undefined") on Friday afternoon. No one was killed in the crash, though the accident deepens wounds left by an April ferry accident that left hundreds dead or missing. An incoming train crashed into one that was already at a subway station in Seoul, Reuters [reports](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/02/us-southkorea-crash-idUSBREA4105S20140502 "undefined"). The accident was reportedly the result of a mechanical failure and missed signals; officials said at a news conference [Friday](http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia%5Fpacific/south-korean-media-subway-accident-injures-dozens/2014/05/02/3c051eb0-d1cf-11e3-a714-be7e7f142085%5Fstory.html "undefined") that the driver of the incoming train tried to apply the emergency break after noticing a stop signal, but the train did not stop fast enough. Friday’s passengers were reportedly told by train operators to stay in place, though most ignored the order and pried open doors to escape. Most of the passengers injured Friday suffered from minor injuries. \[[_Reuters_](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/02/us-southkorea-crash-idUSBREA4105S20140502 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/85619/south-korea-train-crash/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/85619/south-korea-train-crash/"},"headline":"Train Crash in South Korea Injures 200","datePublished":"2014-05-02T11:51:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:37:20.619Z","description":"About 1,000 people were evacuated after an incoming train crashed into one that was already at a subway station in Seoul. The accident comes with the country still reeling from a ferry disaster left hundreds dead or missing","url":"https://time.com/85619/south-korea-train-crash/","keywords":["South Korea"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maya Rhodan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/south-korea/","name":"South Korea"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/85619/south-korea-train-crash/","name":"Train Crash in South Korea Injures 200"}}]}] ```