Ahn Cheol-soo Visits Funeral Hall to Console Family of Bus Driver Who Died on Campaign Bus

On the 17th, Ahn Cheol-soo, the presidential candidate of the People’s Party, visited the funeral hall of bus driver A, who died in an accident inside the campaign bus, at the Gimhae Specialized Funeral Hall in Gimhae City, Gyeongnam.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Ju Cheol-in] On the evening of the 17th, Ahn Cheol-soo, the presidential candidate of the People’s Party, visited the Gimhae Specialized Funeral Hall in Gimhae City, Gyeongnam, where the funeral of the deceased bus driver A (58) was held, to console the bereaved family.

After the accident on the 15th, Candidate Ahn, who had been staying at the funeral hall of the regional campaign committee chairman at Dankook University Hospital in Cheonan, arrived at the Gimhae funeral hall by car together with lawmakers Kwon Eun-hee and Choi Yeon-sook.

With a somber expression, Candidate Ahn headed straight to the funeral hall on the 5th floor without speaking, and after paying his respects, he consoled A’s wife, son, and other family members.

Kim Du-gwan, a Democratic Party lawmaker representing Yangsan City, visited the funeral hall ahead of Candidate Ahn. In the corridor in front of the funeral hall, wreaths sent from various political parties, including the People’s Party, were lined up.

The deceased A was driving a 40-seat bus belonging to a charter bus company in Gimhae City, which the People’s Party had rented as a campaign bus for the presidential election. On the afternoon of the 15th, he was found unconscious inside the campaign bus stopped on a road in Cheonan City, Chungnam, along with the regional campaign committee chairman for Nonsan, Gyeryong, and Geumsan areas of the People’s Party. He was taken to the hospital but passed away.

The bereaved family moved A’s body, which had undergone an autopsy by the police and the National Forensic Service, to Gimhae City, where his home is located, on the afternoon of the 17th and set up the funeral hall. The National Forensic Service gave a preliminary opinion that the cause of death was “carbon monoxide poisoning.”

Since A was not a member of the People’s Party, his funeral will be held as a family funeral.

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