Taxi Passenger Hit and Killed by Vehicle While Walking After Getting Off on Highway

A taxi passenger was hit and killed by a following vehicle while walking after getting off on the highway, prompting the police to launch an investigation.

According to the 5th District Highway Patrol Unit of the Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency on the 10th, around 9:20 p.m. the previous day near Juam IC on the Honam Expressway heading toward Gwangju, a man in his 50s, Mr. A, was consecutively struck by two vehicles while walking.

Mr. A was immediately transported to a hospital but was reported dead.

He was riding in a taxi and got off on the highway, then was walking about 100 meters when the accident occurred.

Before the accident, the taxi driver reportedly called to report that he was being assaulted by the passenger.

The police are investigating the exact circumstances of the accident, believing that Mr. A got off the taxi after a dispute.

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