"How Much It Must Have Hurt, My Heart Is Torn"…Father of Child in Busan School Route Tragedy Posts Emotional Message

Leaving Various Lovely Moments of My Daughter Like Notes

On the 28th of last month, a netizen who identified himself as the father of a child who died after being hit by a 1.5-ton cylindrical cargo in the school zone of Cheonghak-dong, Yeongdo-gu, Busan, posted his feelings on an online community. He reminisced about his daughter by leaving notes of her lovely moments during her lifetime.

On the 30th of last month, a post titled "Father of Miss A from Cheonghak-dong, Yeongdo-gu, Busan" was uploaded on the online community Ppomppu. The writer began by saying, "I used to think school zone accidents were just something that happened to others on the news, but now I realize such a thing could happen to our family too. I still can't believe it."

On the morning of the 28th, a 1.5-ton cylindrical cargo rolled down the school route in Yeongdo-gu, Busan, causing an accident in which one child died and three others, including children and adults, were injured. The photo shows the cargo that rolled onto the school route.
[Photo by Yonhap News]

The accident mentioned by the writer occurred on the 28th near an apartment in the school zone of Cheonghak-dong, Yeongdo-gu, Busan. At the time, a cylindrical netting manufacturing yarn bundle being unloaded by a forklift fell on a slope and rolled down, hitting three elementary school students and a woman in her 30s. Among the three elementary students, Miss A (10) was taken to the hospital but eventually passed away. The other three injured sustained minor injuries.

In the post, the writer reminisced about his daughter's lovely traits during her lifetime. He described Miss A as a child who truly loved her mother. He said, "She was a child who confessed her love to her mother several times a day via KakaoTalk. Whether studying or watching YouTube, she would come to her mother asking for a hug like a puppy." He added, "Seeing her mother smell her feet until her nose was squished and say they still smelled like a puppy made me very happy."

He also wrote about the mature demeanor of the child, who was only eight years old. He said, "When she took out towels dried in the dryer, she would sit on the sofa and neatly fold them into three layers." He continued, "She chattered with her mother all day long, never giving her mother's ears a rest. Yet, when going outside, she held her father's hand instead of her mother's, to give her mother to her older sister."

On the 30th, a post titled "Father of Miss A from Cheonghak-dong, Yeongdo-gu, Busan" was uploaded on the online community Ppomppu. [Image source=Online community 'Ppomppu']

The writer described the situation at the time of the accident: "The child, who loved taking care of others, was holding hands with a younger child she didn’t know on the day of the accident while going to school." He added, "According to the news, the child was a school junior living in the same apartment. Fortunately, that child only sustained minor injuries." He went on, "My child died from organ rupture, which made CPR ineffective. She was a child who cried even when a small thorn was stuck in her hand, so I can only imagine how much pain she must have been in. My heart is torn apart."

Finally, the writer said, "She was always considerate and worried about others, and even if her body was a bit tired, she would sacrifice herself if it made others happy. I always worried if that would make her suffer." He added, "Tomorrow is the anniversary of my beloved mother-in-law’s passing, and I hope they meet in heaven."

Netizens left comments offering condolences such as, "My heart hurts so much I couldn’t finish reading the post. I hope the world changes so that such terrible accidents never happen again," "I couldn’t finish reading because I was crying. No words can comfort you now, but please stay strong," and "I can’t even imagine what words of comfort to offer. I hope you can gather your strength."

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