Confirmed to belong to the Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Police to investigate cause and review whether to book the driver

A doctor from Seoul Asan Medical Center was fatally struck by a dump truck.


According to the Songpa Police Station in Seoul on the 17th, Professor Joo, affiliated with the Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at Seoul Asan Medical Center, was hit and killed by a right-turning dump truck while crossing the crosswalk on a bicycle in front of the Seoul Asan Medical Center Family Town apartments in Pungnap-dong, Songpa-gu, the previous afternoon.


Seoul Asan Medical Center (Photo by Asia Economy DB)

Seoul Asan Medical Center (Photo by Asia Economy DB)

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It is reported that the crosswalk signal was red at the time.



The police plan to investigate the exact cause of the accident and then consider whether to book the dump truck driver.


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