Emergency services in the South Korean capital Seoul have mounted a rescue operation after two subway trains collided.<br /><br />It’s understood dozens of passengers have been injured though first reports suggest they are not seriously hurt.<br /><br />Witnesses say a train was hit in the rear by an incoming one when it was leaving a station. One carriage was derailed and passengers walked a short distance along the tracks to the station, media sources said.<br /><br />One passenger claimed an onboard announcement initially told passengers to stay inside, but most people ignored it and forced the doors open to escape.<br /><br />The accident comes just two weeks after a South Korean ferry sank leaving 300 dead or missing in the country’s worst disaster in 20 years.
