40s Worker Killed After Being Hit by Trailer at Gwangju Underpass Construction Site View original image


[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] A worker at an underground passage construction site in Gwangju was fatally struck by a large trailer.


According to the Gwangju Nambu Police Station on the 2nd, at around 1:50 PM that day, traffic signal officer A (40) was hit by the rear wheel of a 25-ton trailer vehicle near the Haengam Intersection in Imam-dong, Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, at the underground passage construction site.


It is reported that A was seriously injured and died at the scene due to the accident.


The police believe that A was caught between the rear wheel of the trailer vehicle, which was turning direction at the time of the accident, and the construction site structure.



The police have booked the trailer vehicle driver on charges of violating the Special Act on Traffic Accident Handling and are investigating the exact circumstances of the accident.


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