Cargo Truck Cover Opens While Driving, Height-Restricted Structure Damaged... Traffic Restricted for 10 Days

The Same Accident Occurred at the Same Location on the 7th of Last Month

A cargo truck hit a height restriction structure while driving with its cover open near the Pyeongdong Industrial Complex in Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju. Photo by Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Bong-ju] A cargo truck hit a height restriction structure while driving with its cover open near the Pyeongdong Industrial Complex in Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju.

According to the Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency on the 4th, at around 10:40 a.m. that day, a 5-ton cargo truck collided with a height restriction structure protecting the KTX railway bridge near an intersection in Woljeon-dong, Gwangsan-gu.

The police believe the driver was driving with the cargo truck's cover open and collided with the 4.4-meter-high structure.

The truck driver told the police, "I didn't know the cover was open."

Due to this accident, the structure collapsed, and traffic will be completely restricted for about 10 days for restoration.

Previously, on the 7th of last month at around 3 p.m., a 4.5-ton cargo truck also drove with its cover open at the same location, collided with the structure, and traffic was fully restricted for 10 days during the restoration of the structure.

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