Taxi Driver Dies After Taxi Falls at Daebongsan Healing Valley in Hamyang, Gyeongnam

At around 4:49 PM on the 23rd, a taxi carrying one passenger fell at Daebongsan Healing Valley in Hamyang-gun, Gyeongnam. Two people were injured and transported to the hospital for treatment. [Image source=Hamyang Fire Station]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo, Hamyang=Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] A taxi crashed in Daebongsan Healing Valley, Hamyang, Gyeongnam, resulting in the death of the taxi driver and injuries to one passenger.

According to the Hamyang Fire Station on the 23rd, at around 4:49 PM that day, a taxi carrying one passenger fell 15 meters down from a bridge in front of the Daebongsan Healing Valley management office.

Firefighters who rushed to the scene rescued one passenger (69) and the taxi driver (67) about 20 minutes later and transported them to the hospital, but the taxi driver died after about three hours. The passenger is reported to be in stable condition.

It is known that this location has no guardrails and only a lava cone warning sign indicating danger.

A police official said, “We are investigating the cause of the accident, keeping various possibilities open, including brake failure.”

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