Two Women Crossing at Red Light Hit by Car: One Dead, One Seriously Injured View original image

On the afternoon of the 13th at around 7:15 PM, an accident occurred in Daeyang-myeon, Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongnam, where two women walking on a crosswalk at a red light were hit by a vehicle, resulting in one death and one serious injury.


According to Hapcheon Police Station on the 14th, a male driver in his 70s, Mr. A, was driving straight in the first lane of a two-lane one-way road at Namjeonggyo when he struck two women crossing from the right side of the vehicle: a woman in her 70s, Ms. B, and a woman in her 60s, Ms. C.


Both were immediately taken to the hospital after the accident, but Ms. B ultimately passed away, and Ms. C is receiving treatment for serious injuries. The pedestrian signal at the crosswalk was red at the time of the accident, and the driver was reportedly not under the influence of alcohol.



The police plan to investigate the exact cause of the accident through analysis of nearby CCTV footage and securing eyewitness accounts.


This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.

© The Asia Business Daily(www.asiae.co.kr). All rights reserved.

Today’s Briefing