The scene of the accident that occurred at the riverside campground of Wicheon River in Bian-myeon, Uiseong-gun, Gyeongbuk, in the early morning of the 29th.

The scene of the accident that occurred at the riverside campground of Wicheon River in Bian-myeon, Uiseong-gun, Gyeongbuk, in the early morning of the 29th.

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] At around 3:29 a.m. on the 29th, an intoxicated man in his 30s driving an i40 passenger car crashed into a tent at a campsite on the banks of the Wicheon River in Bian-myeon, Uiseong-gun, Gyeongbuk.


As a result of the accident, four people inside the tent sustained moderate to serious injuries. Additionally, a heater inside the tent tipped over, causing the passenger car involved in the accident to be completely burned. The fire department dispatched seven fire trucks and 21 firefighters to the scene and fully extinguished the fire within 30 minutes of the accident.


According to the police investigation, the driver's blood alcohol concentration was 0.168%, which is at the level for license cancellation.



The police are currently investigating the exact circumstances of the accident and the extent of the damage by questioning the driver and others involved.

In the early morning of the 29th, a vehicle that caught fire after covering a tent at the riverside camping site of Wicheon River in Bian-myeon, Uiseong-gun, Gyeongbuk.

In the early morning of the 29th, a vehicle that caught fire after covering a tent at the riverside camping site of Wicheon River in Bian-myeon, Uiseong-gun, Gyeongbuk.

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