Announcer Couple Choi Dong-seok and Park Ji-yoon Collide with Wrong-Way Truck on Busan Expressway

Around 8:30 PM on the 27th, the scene of a truck driving in the wrong direction accident on a highway in Busan. / Photo by Busan Police Agency

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] The car carrying KBS announcer couple Choi Dongseok and Park Jiyoon collided with a truck driving in the wrong direction on a highway in Busan.

According to the fire department on the 27th, around 8:30 p.m. that day, announcer Choi was driving a Volvo passenger car at the 1.7 km mark of the northbound Gyeongbu Expressway in Geumjeong-gu, Busan, when it collided with a 2.5-ton cargo truck driving in the wrong direction.

As a result of the accident, announcers Choi and Park sustained injuries to their necks and wrists, and their teenage son and daughter, who were also in the vehicle, suffered minor injuries. The family was transported to a hospital and is receiving treatment.

The truck driver A (49), who was driving in the wrong direction, was found to have a blood alcohol concentration at the license cancellation level according to police investigation. A also suffered a leg fracture and other injuries from the accident and was taken to the hospital.

The police are investigating the exact circumstances of the accident by questioning A and witnesses.

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