80s Female Volunteer Dies in Traffic Accident... Did Not See Truck While Picking Up Trash
Tragic Accident on Road in Elderly Protection Zone, Gangseo-gu, Busan
[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A tragic accident occurred in which an 80-year-old woman (Ms. A, 80), who was volunteering to pick up trash, was hit and killed by a cargo truck.
The accident site was on a road designated as an elderly protection zone near the Senior Welfare Center.
According to Busan police on the 29th, at around 9:13 a.m., a 14-ton cargo truck driven by a man in his 30s, Mr. B, was stopped on a three-lane one-way road in front of Gangseo Sports Park in Daejeo-dong, Gangseo-gu. As the truck started moving near the second lane, it failed to notice Ms. A crossing the road while picking up trash and struck her.
Ms. A was participating in an environmental cleanup volunteer activity as part of the senior social activity support project on that day when the accident occurred.
A police official stated that the accident happened on a road designated as an elderly protection zone near the Gangseo Senior Welfare Center.
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The police are investigating the exact cause of the accident.
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