相次ぐ高齢運転者の事故…仁川市と金浦市で商店街に突っ込む=韓国
A series of accidents involving elderly drivers... crashing into shopping streets in Incheon and Gimpo cities = South Korea
In South Korea, cars driven by elderly drivers have been involved in a series of accidents. According to the Namdong Police Station in Incheon on the 17th, at around 11 a.m. on the same day,
At Seokdong intersection, a taxi driven by a man in his 70s, Mr. A, collided with another taxi. The impact of the accident caused Mr. A's car to crash into a nearby mobile phone store, damaging the entrance and windows.
The police suspected that Mr. A violated the traffic signal based on the surveillance camera and dashcam footage, and are investigating the exact circumstances of the accident.
Also, at around 12:30 p.m. on the same day, an SUV driven by a woman in her 60s, Ms. B, crashed into a nearby shopping building in Yangchon-eup, Gimpo City.
After the accident, Mr. B complained of neck pain and was taken to the hospital, but his life was not in danger. Mr. B told the police, "The car suddenly accelerated."
A police official said, "Fortunately, both of the stores where the accidents occurred were closed.
No one was seriously injured," he said.
2024/08/17 20:47 KST
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