An accelerating truck crashed into a South Korean market, killing two and injuring 18 more. Photo: AP PHOTO

A light truck crashed into a market in South Korea, ploughing 150 metres along a passageway lined with stalls before coming to a halt, killing two people and injuring 18, according to emergency officials and media reports.

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The incident took place on Thursday at a market located in Bucheon, about 20km west of the capital Seoul, a fire official told a televised briefing.

Two people who had suffered cardiac arrest were later confirmed to have died, the Yonhap News Agency said.

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