Five People Aged 10-20 Injured or Killed in Drunk Driving Crash with Dad's Car 'Kwang Kwang'

Driver and 2 Passengers Dead, 3 Seriously Injured

The accident vehicle is severely damaged on the 18th.
[Image source=Yonhap News]

Two people died and three were seriously injured after teenagers and people in their twenties driving their parents' car crashed into roadside trees and buildings one after another.

According to the police and fire authorities, at 4:12 a.m. on the 18th in Hupyeong-dong, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon, a passenger car driven by A (21) hit a roadside tree.

As a result of the accident, the driver A and passenger B (19) were seriously injured and taken to the hospital but died, while C (21), D (19), and E (19), who were also in the car, were seriously injured and are receiving treatment at the hospital.

These individuals, aged from late teens to early twenties, are seniors and juniors in the local community, and the accident vehicle was confirmed to be the car of the deceased A's father.

The entrance door damaged by a passenger car crash. [Image source=Yonhap News]

Just before the accident, the zigzag driving was captured, and the police requested the vehicle to stop, but it did not comply and fled, causing the accident. After colliding with the roadside tree, the accident vehicle also crashed into a nearby building, damaging the entrance door and others.

The police suspect that they were likely driving under the influence and are checking for alcohol consumption through blood tests while investigating the exact circumstances of the accident with witnesses. Since private gatherings of five or more people are prohibited, if alcohol was consumed, the police plan to confirm with whom, when, and where the drinking took place.

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