Multiple people have been injured, two seriously, after South Korea fighter jets accidentally dropped eight bombs over a village in Pocheon, according to local media reports.

South Korean fighter jets accidentally bombed homes during a live-fire drill with US forces, injuring more than two dozen people on Thursday, Seoul’s military said.

The number of people injured after South Korean fighter jets accidentally dropped bombs on a civilian area on Thursday increased to 15 civilians and 14 soldiers, the country's defence ministry said.

Two South Korean fighter jets accidentally dropped eight bombs on a civilian area during training, injuring at least eight people, officials said.

A blast took place in Pocheon after two South Korean fighter jets mistakenly dropped eight air-to-surface bombs on the civilian town Thursday.

The incident took place at 10:04 am (local time), and the Air Force assured that it was investigating the accident. The authorities also apologised for the damage caused to the civilians

Two KF-16 fighter jets dropped eight bombs in a rural area near the North Korean border. Footage showed plumes of smoke and damaged trucks, houses and a church.