70s Woman Found Dead Under 1.4t Onion Nets in Onion Warehouse

A man in his 70s died after being crushed by a falling onion sack from a forklift in an onion warehouse.

According to the Muan Police Station on the 21st, at around 8:45 a.m. on the 18th, a woman in her 70s, identified as A, was crushed by a 1.4-ton onion sack in an onion warehouse in Muan-gun.

A, who was seriously injured in the accident, was transported to a hospital but was reported to have died.

According to the police investigation, A, who was sorting onions at the time, was crushed underneath the onion sack that fell from a height of 3 meters on a forklift.

The police have booked B (22), the forklift driver and an illegal immigrant of Turkish nationality, on charges of professional negligence causing death and are investigating the exact circumstances of the accident.

The company operating the onion warehouse did not employ B, who was a day laborer, so it is understood that the Serious Accidents Punishment Act does not apply.

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