Police officers and firefighters are managing the accident scene. [Photo by Gyeongnam Police Agency]

Police officers and firefighters are managing the accident scene. [Photo by Gyeongnam Police Agency]

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In Geoje, Gyeongnam, a head-on collision between a vehicle driving in the wrong direction and another vehicle traveling in the correct direction resulted in two deaths and three people sustaining serious or moderate injuries.


According to the Geoje Police Station, at around 4:22 p.m. on the 28th, an SUV traveling on the road toward the Geoje Cable Car boarding station at Yeondam Intersection, Dongbu-myeon, Geoje City, crossed the center line and collided head-on with a passenger car.


As a result of the accident, the male SUV driver in his 80s suffered minor injuries, while the male passenger car driver in his 20s and a passenger were seriously injured.


Two teenagers in the passenger car, a high school student and a person preparing for the qualification exam, died in the accident.


It was confirmed that none of the drivers involved in the accident were under the influence of alcohol.


The police plan to investigate the exact cause of the accident, including why the passenger car crossed the center line, taking into account the health conditions of the drivers and others involved.





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