Electric Car Crashes Through Parking Lot Wall... Substitute Driver Claims 'Sudden Acceleration'

Three People Including Driver and Bar Employee Sustain Minor Injuries

An electric vehicle crashed through a wall and into a bar in an underground parking lot of a building in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

According to YTN on the 15th, around 10 p.m. the previous day, an electric vehicle descending into the underground parking lot of a residential-commercial complex in Yeok-dong, Gangnam-gu, failed to reduce speed and collided with a wall. Beyond the wall was a bar that was in operation.

The scene at the time of the accident on the 14th, where an electric car crashed through a wall in an underground parking lot of a building in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. / Photo by Gangnam Fire Station

As a result of the accident, the driver, a passenger, and three bar employees sustained minor injuries and were transported to the hospital. It was confirmed that there were no customers in the bar at the time of the accident.

A large hole was created in the parking lot wall where the vehicle collided.

The driver, a man in his 60s working as a designated driver, was reported not to have consumed alcohol or drugs and claimed sudden unintended acceleration.

The police are investigating the exact cause of the accident based on the designated driver's statement and CCTV footage from the underground parking lot.

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