'Areumdapge' Broken Patrol Car, Scrap Cart Racing Down the Slope Stopped

Black box footage from the patrol car at the time of the incident. [Image source=Busan Police Agency]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Police officers on patrol stopped a recycling cart rapidly descending a downhill slope, preventing potential further accidents. Although it was a tense moment, only the police car's front bumper was damaged, and the crisis was averted.

According to Busanjin Police Station on the 3rd, around 2 p.m. on the 24th, officers from the Buam Precinct, while on patrol, witnessed a handcart loaded with recyclables rapidly descending a downhill road near an apartment complex.

Without hesitation, the officers turned the patrol car toward the direction of the speeding cart and blocked it with the vehicle.

The cart, after colliding with the patrol car, tried to change direction and continue descending, but an officer quickly got out of the car and grabbed the cart.

Sergeant Jeong Seung-rae, who was on patrol at the time, said, "Just before spotting the cart, I recalled citizens drinking beverages in front of a convenience store we had just passed, so I blocked the cart without hesitation."

The cart had slipped from the grip of a woman in her 70s whose hand had lost strength, accelerating as it slid about 30 meters downhill.

The officers picked up the fallen recyclables, securely fastened them to the cart, and handed it back to the elderly woman, who expressed her gratitude, saying, "It could have been a serious accident; thank you very much."

Corporal Kang Ho-geon of the Buam Precinct said, "I only thought about preventing injuries to citizens or damage to nearby shops caused by the rapidly descending cart," adding, "I'm relieved it did not lead to a major accident."

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