A woman in her 60s dies after being hit by a scooter carrying two high school girls (South Korea)

It was reported belatedly that a couple in their 60s were walking in a park when they were hit by an electric scooter ridden by two high school students, resulting in the woman's death.
According to the police on the 16th, at around 7:33 pm on the 8th of last month, the incident occurred at Ilsan Lake in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
In a park, Mr. A, a husband in his 60s, and his wife, Ms. B, were hit by an electric scooter coming from behind and lost consciousness and were taken to the hospital. Unfortunately, Mr. B died nine days after the accident from a cerebral hemorrhage caused by trauma, and Mr. A
He is still undergoing treatment. The two high school girls involved in the accident reportedly claim that they were riding an electric scooter and were trying to avoid a bicycle when the accident occurred.
The students were not wearing helmets, and two of them were riding on one scooter, both of which are illegal. Under current law, it is illegal to ride an electric scooter in a park, but the police said the students
The police are currently questioning the relevant authorities as to whether the bicycle path in the park where the student rode can be judged as a road under the Road Traffic Act. If it is classified as a road, the student who committed the crime, who does not have a motorcycle license, may be allowed to ride without a license.
The proposed amendment to the Road Traffic Act, which will impose a fine of 100,000 won (approximately 11,200 yen) on those who operate personal mobility devices such as electric scooters without a license, will be introduced on the 20th.
The new law came into force in May 2021, but there have been continued complaints that license authentication procedures are insufficient and that it is condoning teenagers using vehicles without a license.
The license authentication procedures for electric scooter sharing businesses are insufficient, and the current
Another drawback of the law is that these companies are not subject to the control of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. The police have filed charges against the two students under the Traffic Accident Special Law and for professional negligence.
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