EVタクシー、衝突後に時速190キロで暴走…エンジンも切れず”死の恐怖”=韓国
EV taxi speeds out of control at 190km/h after collision... Engine doesn't cut out, ``fear of death'' = South Korea
In response to reports of a sudden taxi start accident that occurred in Daegu, South Korea, the manufacturer of the vehicle involved announced through the media that it plans to cooperate with related organizations' requests for an investigation.
The accident, which is suspected to have been caused by a sudden start, occurred around midnight on the 15th on a road in Suseong-gu, Daegu. An electric car taxi was carrying passengers when it stopped at the center.
-Collided with an SUV that crossed the line. However, the taxi then sped up to 190 km/h and sped out of control, traveling for more than 2 km and colliding with a car that was waiting at a traffic light. 25 while upside down
Marcos Benjamin Lee was stopped after being sent about 0 meters into the air. Seven people, including the taxi driver and passengers, were seriously injured at the time of the accident, and the driver and passengers suspect that the car started suddenly.
The vehicle's on-board camera recorded the conversation between the taxi driver and the passenger, who were trembling in fear. Passengers told the driver to step on the brakes.
The driver said, ``Please try turning off the engine,'' or ``Please try turning off the engine,'' to which the driver replied, ``The brakes won't work, and even if I turn off the engine, it won't turn off.''
Passenger A told a media outlet, ``The first accident happened when I thought the taxi was shaking for a while.
The taxi started running at high speed. I was sitting in the back seat bending over halfway and yelling to the driver, ``Please press the start button,'' but no matter how many times the driver pressed it, it wouldn't work.''
He continued, ``I instantly looked at the driver's legs and saw that they were spread out in a figure-eight pattern like a frog's hind legs, and that his legs were not on the accelerator side.It was a sudden start that I had heard about for a while. and
Confidently, I fastened my seatbelt, gripped the seat in front of me with both hands, and bowed my head. I can't express in words the fear I felt at that moment," he said with a sigh of relief.
At the same time, Mr. A explained that the taxi driver was not at fault. ``The taxi driver was calm and drove while dodging passing cars.
'', placing emphasis on the ``sudden start'' of the car. Meanwhile, the police plan to send the EDR (accident recording device) and DTG (traffic recorder) of the taxi to the National Institute of Forensic Science for analysis.
The plan is to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the accident based on footage from the vehicle's camera.
2023/09/28 15:26 KST
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