Elementary Student Playing at Playground Suffers Tragedy After Falling on Swing Bench

Friend's Swing Bench Crushed as Pillar Uprooted
Installed in Apartment Playground in October 2020

A 12-year-old elementary school student playing in an apartment playground in Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk, was crushed under a swing bench and died.

Fallen swing bench. [Image source=Yonhap News]

According to the fire authorities on the 11th, at around 3:29 p.m. the previous day, A (12) was crushed under a fallen swing bench at an apartment playground in Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk.

A was transported to the hospital in cardiac arrest but passed away around 5 p.m. the same day. At the time of the accident, A was playing on the swing bench with four friends. It is reported that the bench, which the friends were on, suddenly tipped forward, striking A, who was standing in front of the bench.

A lives in a nearby apartment but was playing in the playground with friends who live in this apartment when the accident occurred. The other four friends who were with A did not sustain any significant injuries.

The playground was established in October 2020, and the swing bench involved in the accident was also installed at that time. A fire official explained, "It is presumed that the pillar of the swing bench was uprooted, causing A to be crushed."

The police plan to conduct a further investigation to determine the exact circumstances of the accident. If poor construction or management by the playground contractor and the apartment management office is found, legal action will be taken.

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