1 Dead and 5 Injured After Large Truck Parked on Shoulder is Hit

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] In Yeongam, Jeollanam-do, a traffic accident occurred when a 1-ton truck carrying villagers collided with a large truck parked on the shoulder, resulting in 1 death and 5 minor injuries.

According to Yeongam Police Station on the 12th, around 1 p.m. that day, a 1-ton cargo vehicle traveling on a one-lane road in one direction in Miam-myeon, Yeongam-gun, rear-ended the back of a 25-ton cargo vehicle parked on the shoulder.

The 1-ton cargo vehicle was a double cab (second-row seats) vehicle, reportedly carrying 6 people from the same village.

As a result of the accident, one person riding in the passenger seat died, and the remaining five sustained minor injuries and were transported to the hospital.

The police are investigating the exact cause, considering it an accident due to driver negligence.

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