Suddenly Stopped Patrol Car Avoided, 'Bang'... Police Just Drove Away

Chasing Police Stop: "Not Escaping... Tried to Settle After Parking"
Accident Drivers: "Seems Like Intentional Avoidance... Police Were Annoyed"

A traffic accident occurred while avoiding a patrol car that suddenly stopped. The patrol car is moving without assisting in the aftermath of the accident. Photo by driver A.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-ju] A collision occurred between passenger cars when one tried to avoid a patrol car that suddenly stopped on the road, but the police have been criticized for leaving the scene without handling the accident.

According to the black box footage of the accident vehicle on the 16th, around 2 p.m. on the 13th, a patrol car suddenly turned on its hazard lights and stopped on a road in Yongdang-dong, Nam-gu, Busan.

The passenger car following the patrol car tried to change lanes to the left by turning on the left turn signal to avoid the patrol car after the car behind honked, but collided with a passenger car going straight in the adjacent lane.

The patrol car directly in front, which was indirectly responsible for the accident, drove off as it was.

The driver of the accident vehicle, Mr. A, chased after the departing patrol car, and the patrol car slowed down and stopped upon seeing this.

Mr. A questioned the police officers in the patrol car, saying, "Why don't you handle the accident even though you saw it?"

The three police officers in the patrol car parked the vehicle and approached the accident scene.

The police officer is putting on a mask belatedly at the driver's request. Photo by Driver A.

Mr. A said, "The patrol car seemed to just leave the accident scene, so I immediately chased after it," adding, "Traffic control should come first, but a police officer without a mask repeatedly made annoyed remarks that seemed like evading responsibility."

The police officers in the patrol car stated, "The engine briefly stalled, so we stopped on the road, but the accident occurred while trying to avoid that, so the responsibility should not be shifted to the police," and added, "We parked in a safe place to prevent a secondary accident and intended to assist with the accident handling. We did not try to flee despite witnessing the accident."

The drivers of the accident vehicles claim, "The patrol car had no intention of stopping even after witnessing the accident."

Mr. A insisted, "There were three police officers in the patrol car, but if they really intended to park in a safe place as they said, at least one person should have gotten out first to direct traffic with hand signals."

The driver of the vehicle going straight, Mr. B, also said, "Common sense dictates that if the accident vehicle is blocking two lanes, the vehicle in front should stop and help handle the situation," adding, "It felt like the police were reluctant to deal with the accident."

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