Passenger car crashes onto sidewalk in front of Jongno-gu Office, injuring 2 pedestrians... "Accident caused by accidentally pressing the accelerator"

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] At around 11:40 a.m. on the 26th, a passenger car drove onto the sidewalk at the intersection in front of Jongno-gu Office in Seoul, injuring two pedestrians.

According to the Seoul Jongno Police Station, the driver, Mr. A, a man in his 60s, accidentally pressed the accelerator instead of the brake after a minor collision with another vehicle at the intersection. There were male pedestrians in their 30s to 40s on the sidewalk where the car drove onto, and two of them collided with the car and were transported to the hospital.

The driver was confirmed not to be under the influence of alcohol. The police plan to book Mr. A for investigation under the Special Act on Traffic Accident Handling.

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