Rear-end Collision Between Freight Trucks on Gwangju-Daegu Expressway... One Driver in His 60s Dies

Firefighters are checking on the driver of the accident vehicle. [Photo by Reader]

At around 9:10 PM on the 7th, a rear-end collision between cargo trucks occurred near the Geochang Rest Area on the Gwangju-Daegu Expressway in Gajo-myeon, Geochang-gun, Gyeongnam, resulting in one fatality.

According to the Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency Highway Patrol on the 8th, a 4.5-ton truck traveling toward Daegu on the road collided with a 6.5-ton truck ahead of it.

The driver of the 4.5-ton truck, Mr. A, in his 60s, died from the accident.

At the time, the 6.5-ton truck driven by Mr. B, also in his 60s, was driving slowly with hazard lights on in the second lane of a two-lane uphill section.

The police are investigating the exact circumstances of the accident, believing that Mr. A was negligent in paying attention to the road ahead, which caused the collision.

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