A Taxi That Crashed Through the 5th Floor Wall of a Large Mart Was Speeding at 70 km/h

Busan Yeonje Police Station Confirms Vehicle Computer Records... Final National Forensic Service Investigation Results in 2 Weeks

Around 12:30 PM on the 30th of last month, police and firefighters were managing the accident scene after a vehicle fell from the 5th-floor parking lot of a large supermarket in Yeonje-gu, Busan, onto the nearby road.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The taxi that crashed through the wall of the 5th-floor parking lot of a large supermarket in Yeonje-gu, Busan, on the 30th of last month and caused 7 casualties was traveling at a high speed of 70 km/h at the time of the accident, according to investigations.

Busan Yeonje Police Station announced on the 11th that they confirmed this fact from the vehicle's electronic data records after conducting a detailed inspection of the accident taxi with the National Forensic Service on the 10th.

The police stated, "The final speed will be comprehensively determined through video analysis and other methods."

According to the police, the accident taxi started from the 5th-floor parking lot of the large supermarket and drove slowly for about 3 seconds, then accelerated for about 3 to 4 seconds but failed to turn toward the exit, going straight and crashing through the wall before falling down.

The police revealed that the front part of the taxi was severely damaged due to the fall, and an engine fire occurred, making it difficult to confirm any vehicle defects.

The National Forensic Service plans to conduct a detailed analysis of the Event Data Recorder (EDR) focusing on the taxi driver's responses such as accelerator and brake operation.

Separately, a drug test on the deceased taxi driver is also underway.

A police official said, "Although the exact inspection results are needed, the possibility of vehicle defects such as sudden unintended acceleration appears to be low," adding, "The detailed inspection report is expected to be released in about two weeks."

On the 30th of last month, the taxi driven by a driver in his 70s crashed through the outer wall of the 5th floor of the supermarket parking lot and hit vehicles waiting at a traffic signal, resulting in the driver's death, injuries to five drivers and passengers in the waiting vehicles, and two pedestrians hit by debris from the broken outer wall.

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