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[Asia Economy Reporter Gong Byung-sun] Around midnight on the 22nd, a teenage pedestrian standing on the road toward Taereung on the Northern Arterial Road in Jungnang-gu, Seoul, was hit and killed by a sport utility vehicle (SUV).


On the same day, the Jungnang Police Station in Seoul booked A, a man in his 50s who was driving the vehicle involved in the accident, on charges of violating the Special Act on Traffic Accident Handling. It was reported that he was not under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident.



The accident occurred on a road designated exclusively for automobiles, where there are no sidewalks and pedestrians are not allowed. A police official stated, "We are investigating the exact circumstances under which the victim was standing on the automobile-only road."


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