Dad Who Worked Overnight to Attend Daughter's Graduation... Tragic Accident While Helping Injured Person on Way Home

Even While Tired, Could Not Ignore the Accident Driver
Helped the Accident Driver but Suffered a Secondary Accident

Last month, a man in his 40s died in a secondary accident while helping a driver at a highway accident scene. It was reported that the deceased was on his way home after working overtime to not miss his elementary school daughter's graduation ceremony, adding to the tragedy. On the 14th, JTBC reported that Kwak, a telecommunications equipment technician in his 40s, witnessed a 4-ton truck crash into the guardrail beside the highway and overturn around 1 a.m. on the 31st of last month while driving a 1.5-ton cargo truck.

Last month, a man in his 40s died in a secondary accident while helping a driver at a highway accident scene. It was reported that the deceased was on his way home after working overtime to avoid missing his elementary school daughter's graduation ceremony, adding to the tragedy.
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At the accident scene, the 4-ton truck had crashed into the guardrail beside the highway and overturned. Fortunately, the driver was conscious but could not get out on his own due to cargo and debris inside the vehicle. After witnessing the accident, Kwak did not just pass by; he stopped his vehicle and approached the accident site. He then began pulling the driver out of the vehicle. Meanwhile, a 16-ton truck driving on the road failed to notice the scene in time and collided with the overturned accident vehicle.

At the time of the accident, a 4-ton truck had collided with the guardrail beside the highway and overturned on its side. Fortunately, the driver was conscious but could not get out on his own due to the cargo and debris inside the vehicle. After witnessing the accident, Mr. Kwak did not just pass by but began pulling the driver out of the truck.
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As a result of the accident, Kwak and the 4-ton truck driver, both men in their 40s, were seriously injured and transported to the hospital but died. The 16-ton truck driver was also seriously injured. The deceased’s wife said in an interview with the media, "He said he wanted to go together on our daughter's elementary school graduation day, so he worked that week without coming home." He had worked extra hours to take leave on his daughter's graduation day and, despite being tired, could not just pass by the accident driver and ended up involved in the accident. The wife expressed her devastated feelings, saying, "I have thought about it more than a hundred times, but I know that at that place, at that time, at that location, even if he had passed by again, he would never have just passed by that person."

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