Body discovered in burning car in Songpa District

A fire broke out in a passenger vehicle traveling near the southeastern region of the Han River at around 6:24 a.m. on Friday. A body was found in the driver's seat.

A passenger vehicle catches fire while driving down the Jamsil Railway Bridge on Olympic-daero in Songpa District, southern Seoul on March 20. [YONHAP]

A fire broke out in a passenger vehicle traveling near the southeastern region of the Han River at around 6:24 a.m. on Friday. A body was found in the driver's seat.

The car was found driving down the Jamsil Railway Bridge on Olympic-daero in Songpa District, southern Seoul, on fire.

The fire was fully extinguished at around 6:52 a.m., about 30 minutes later, but an unidentified person was found dead in the driver’s seat.

Police and fire authorities are investigating the identity of the deceased and the exact cause of the fire.

This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom. BY JEONG HYE-JEONG [yoon.soyeon@joongang.co.kr]