Elderly Woman in Her 80s Dies After Passenger Car Falls into River in Busan

On the morning of the 17th, a passenger car fell into a river 3 meters below near the Byeongsan Village Hall road in Gijang-gun, Busan, resulting in one death.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] At around 10:20 a.m. on the 17th, a passenger car fell into a river about 3 meters high near the Byeongsan Village Hall on Byeongsan-ro, Gijang-gun, Busan, resulting in one fatality.

According to the Gijang Police Station in Busan, a man in his 70s, Mr. A, was driving a Kyron passenger car and while making a right turn on a slope, failed to reduce speed and fell into the river.

As a result of the accident, an elderly female resident in her 80s who was sitting in the back seat was taken to the hospital and passed away around 12:20 p.m. while receiving treatment.

The police are investigating the exact circumstances of the accident based on the driver's statement that "the brakes failed, so I could not stop the car."

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