A man in his 30s trying to catch a taxi fell on the road and was hit and killed by a vehicle behind him

Seoul Yeongdeungpo Police Station [Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] A man in his 30s who tried to catch a taxi waiting at a traffic signal fell on the road and was hit and killed by a following vehicle.

The Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul announced on the 11th that taxi driver Mr. A was booked on charges of hit-and-run causing death under the Act on Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes, and driver Mr. B was booked on charges of causing death under the Special Act on Traffic Accident.

According to the police, around 10 p.m. on the 9th at the Yeongdeungpo Telephone Office intersection in Yeongdeungpo-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, a man in his 30s, Mr. C, walked onto the road between lanes to catch a taxi waiting at a traffic signal.

However, as the taxi started moving, Mr. C fell and was hit and killed by Mr. B's SUV vehicle following behind.

During the police investigation, taxi driver Mr. A reportedly stated that he said, "It is difficult to operate because it is not a taxi from the Seoul area," and then departed.

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