Elementary Student Killed by Remicon Truck While Biking to School... Driver Says "I Didn't See the Child"

The scene of an accident on the 18th in an alley in Geumam-dong, Jeonju, where an elementary school student riding a bicycle was hit and killed by a ready-mixed concrete truck. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Joo-hee] The driver of a ready-mix concrete truck who hit and killed an elementary school student riding a bicycle to school reportedly stated that he "did not see the child in time."

On the 19th, Jeonbuk Jeonju Deokjin Police Station announced that they are investigating a man in his 50s, Mr. A, on charges of causing death by negligence under the Special Act on Traffic Accident Handling and violating the Road Traffic Act.

Mr. A is accused of hitting and killing B (11), who was riding a bicycle to school, while making a right turn in an alley in Geumam-dong, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju City, at 8:21 a.m. on the 18th.

It was confirmed that B was on his way to school along the bicycle path when the accident occurred.

During the police investigation, the vehicle driver Mr. A reportedly stated, "I did not see the child in time." It was found that Mr. A was on his way to a newly constructed goshiwon (boarding house) site when the accident happened.

The police believe the accident occurred because Mr. A entered the alley without reducing speed, and he has been booked and is under detailed investigation.

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