Female University Student Dies After Jumping from Moving Taxi... Police Investigation Underway

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[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] A 20-year-old female college student who jumped out of a taxi driving in the wrong direction was hit and killed by a following vehicle. Additionally, the bereaved family has appealed through a petition, stating that some are mentioning this incident with inaccurate information.

According to a petition on the Blue House National Petition site on the 7th, the female college student A (20) took a taxi from KTX Pohang Station around 8:45 p.m. on the 4th, heading to a university dormitory. Before A got into the taxi, her boyfriend asked the taxi driver to take her to the dormitory of the university she attends. However, it is known that the taxi driver misunderstood and headed to a different university dormitory, not the one mentioned by A’s boyfriend.

When the taxi passed Yeongildae-ro, a two-way two-lane road, and reached the fork toward Yangdeok-dong, A asked the taxi driver about the destination as it was heading somewhere other than her university dormitory, and then asked, "Can I get off the car?"

Feeling extreme anxiety as the taxi drove toward an unfamiliar place, A reportedly sent KakaoTalk messages to her boyfriend saying, "The taxi is going somewhere strange," "I'm scared, what should I do," "It's driving really fast," and "I tried to talk, but it’s ignoring me."

Then, at 8:50 p.m., A called her boyfriend, and he reportedly heard her voice pleading, "Please stop the car, sir." However, only silence followed for a few seconds, and the taxi driver did not respond.

A Blue House National Petition posted by the bereaved family. Photo by the petition website bulletin board

The boyfriend asked A to change the driver, but a dull sound was heard a few seconds later, and contact was lost. The boyfriend kept sending messages like "Are you okay?", "Where are you?", "Should I call the police?", and "Please at least tell me your location quickly," but A did not reply.

The petitioner said, "My sister, who was alone on a dark and unfamiliar road, felt extreme fear and a threat to her life inside the fast-moving vehicle and chose to jump out of the car," adding, "She fell and was conscious, but collided with a vehicle changing lanes into the second lane behind the taxi."

Also, the petitioner stated, "People who saw the widely spread articles might misunderstand due to incorrect information, and as her only sibling, it is painfully distressing," and "I believe proving that my sister’s accident was not her fault is the only thing I can do for her, so I endured and wrote this petition."

Meanwhile, the police are investigating the detailed circumstances of the incident based on the taxi driver’s statements and other evidence.

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