70s Driver of Truck Hits Parked Truck... 2 Roadside Tree Workers Dead

A Truck Driver in His 70s Hits Another Truck
Two Landscaping Workers Killed and One Injured

A truck driven by a driver in his 70s collided with another stationary truck. As a result of the accident, two workers who were maintaining street trees nearby died, and one was injured.

A cargo truck driven by a driver in his 70s collided with another cargo truck. As a result of this accident, 2 people died and 1 person was injured.
Photo by Incheon Fire & Disaster Headquarters

On the 31st, Incheon Nonhyeon Police Station reported that at around 4:03 p.m. on the 30th, a 1-ton truck driven by Mr. A (in his 70s) collided with another stationary 1-ton truck on a road in Seochang-dong, Namdong-gu.

When Mr. A collided with the other truck, the truck mounted the sidewalk and struck a street tree. During this process, three workers who were working were injured. Both trucks were vehicles deployed for street tree maintenance work, and all the casualties were employees of a landscaping company. One injured person is complaining of pain in the right shoulder and is receiving treatment at a hospital.

Driver Mr. A stated in the police investigation that he "mistook the brake for the accelerator pedal." The police plan to investigate Mr. A on charges of causing death and injury under the Special Act on Traffic Accident Handling and are looking into the exact circumstances of the accident.

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