German Jamboree Twin Sisters Involved in Motorcycle Accident in Jeju

Hospitalized Due to Facial and Pelvic Fractures

German twin sisters who participated in the 2023 Saemangeum World Scout Jamboree and then visited Jeju were transported to a hospital after a motorcycle accident.

A motorcycle driven by a German Jamboree member crashed into a curb in Daejeong-eup, Seogwipo-si, Jeju.
[Photo by Jeju Fire Headquarters]

According to the Seogwipo Police Station on the 17th, at around 12:36 PM that day, a motorcycle driven by A (18), a German national Jamboree participant, collided with a curb on a road in Daejeong-eup, Seogwipo City, Jeju.

As a result of the accident, A and her twin sister B (18), who was riding as a passenger, suffered facial and pelvic fractures and were transported to a hospital in Jeju City.

They are currently receiving treatment, and fortunately, their lives are not in danger.

The police are investigating the detailed circumstances of the accident, believing that the twin sisters, after the Jamboree event, visited Jeju with other German participants and had the accident due to inexperienced driving while riding the motorcycle.

While many participants stay in Korea after the official Jamboree schedule to enjoy sightseeing, some unfortunate incidents and accidents have also occurred.

According to the police, on the 14th, the Gangnam Police Station took into custody and is investigating three European minor male participants on suspicion of theft for stealing clothing items worth about 100,000 won, including pants and socks, from a clothing store in Starfield COEX Mall, Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

All of them are over 14 years old and have been found not to be juvenile offenders exempt from criminal punishment under domestic law.

The three suspects were scheduled to return to their home country on the 23rd. The police plan to decide whether to send the case to the prosecution after investigation following the same procedures as for general juvenile offenders.

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