No Support Beams on the Downhill... Truck Carrying Excavator Hits and Kills Woman in Her 60s

A 4.5-ton dump truck carrying an excavator ran over a pedestrian, resulting in a fatal accident. [Image source=Busan Police Agency]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] At around 7 a.m. on the 27th, a 4.5-ton dump truck stopped in Dongnae-gu, Busan, ran over a pedestrian, resulting in a fatality.

According to the Busan Metropolitan Police Agency, the accident occurred while the driver had stopped the truck to find a parking spot and left the vehicle unattended.

The truck was carrying a forklift and collided with a woman in her 60s who was passing by, as well as the wall of a house about 30 meters away, before coming to a stop.

The pedestrian was found under the vehicle without external injuries but was unconscious. She was transported to the hospital but ultimately passed away.

The driver claimed, "After stopping the truck, I installed support blocks, and the vehicle's direction was opposite to the direction in which I had parked."

After reviewing CCTV footage around the scene, the police confirmed that the driver had stopped the truck without installing support blocks and plan to investigate under the Special Act on the Treatment of Traffic Accidents Resulting in Death (causing death by negligence), rather than involuntary manslaughter due to professional negligence.

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