A man in his 20s crossing the road in Jinju was hit by a car and died

A pedestrian crossing a two-lane one-way riverside road in Juyak-dong, Jinju-si, Gyeongnam, was hit by a car and died.
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At 11:03 PM on the 4th, a man in his 20s who was jaywalking on a two-lane riverside road in Juyak-dong, Jinju-si, Gyeongnam, was hit and killed by a sports utility vehicle (SUV)-type truck.

According to the Jinju Police Station on the 5th, driver B was driving on the two-lane road from Saebyeori direction toward Gyeongsang National University Hospital when he struck A.

A sustained head and back injuries and was taken to the hospital but ultimately died.

B was found not to be under the influence of alcohol or driving without a license, and reportedly told the police that he did not see the pedestrian at the time of the accident.

The police have booked B on charges of causing death by negligence under the Special Act on Traffic Accident Handling and are investigating the exact circumstances of the accident based on witness statements, black box footage, and closed-circuit television (CCTV).

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