Vehicle Driven by 70s Driver Crashes onto Sidewalk... One Female High School Student Dies

Two Teenage Female Students Die After School
Police Investigate Exact Circumstances of the Accident

A teenage high school student who was seriously injured after being hit by a passenger car driven by a driver in his 70s ultimately died one day after the accident. On the 19th, the Eumseong Police Station in Chungbuk announced that high school student A (17), who had been transferred to a hospital and was receiving treatment the previous day due to the accident, was pronounced dead on the same day.

At around 4:50 p.m. the previous day, an SM3 passenger car driven by Mr. B (77) hit two teenage female students walking at an intersection in Gamgok-myeon, Eumseong-gun. One 14-year-old middle school student died on the day of the accident. The deceased female students were reportedly on their way home after school when the accident occurred. Mr. B is currently receiving treatment in the intensive care unit.

The passenger car driven by Mr. B was speeding until just before the accident and only stopped after consecutively crashing into a guardrail and a utility pole. The alcohol test on Mr. B showed that he was not under the influence of alcohol. The police are collecting Mr. B’s blood to re-measure his blood alcohol concentration. Mr. B told the police, "I don’t know how the accident happened."

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The police are analyzing closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage around the accident site and believe that Mr. B’s car ran a red light and drove onto the sidewalk. They are investigating the exact circumstances of the accident.

Meanwhile, local governments are providing incentives to encourage elderly drivers to voluntarily surrender their driver’s licenses. Since last month, Seoul City has been giving a 100,000 won transportation card to elderly drivers aged 70 or older who voluntarily return their driver’s licenses. Gyeonggi Province supports regional currency worth 100,000 won per person to drivers aged 65 or older who voluntarily surrender their driver’s licenses.

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