A Man in His 50s Who Left His Car in Gear and Tried to Pay Parking Fee Dies After Being Caught in Barrier Gate

"Vehicle Moves and Seems to Be Stuck in the Barrier Gate"

A woman in her 50s died after being caught in a parking barrier when she got out of her car without shifting the gear to park (P) to pay the parking fee.

At around 6:30 p.m. on the 29th in Tapdong-dong, Dongducheon-si, Gyeonggi Province, a woman driver in her 50s, identified as A, was caught between her passenger car and the parking barrier machine. A was taken to the hospital in an unconscious state but eventually passed away.

Dongducheon parking barrier machine. [Image source=Dongducheon Police Station·Yonhap News]

The police believe the accident occurred because A opened the door and got out to pay the parking fee while the gear was still in drive (D) mode.

A police official explained, "The driver entered the parking lot diagonally on a downhill slope, and as the distance to the parking fee machine was far, the vehicle moved while opening the door, causing her to be caught between the car and the barrier."

The police are investigating the exact circumstances of the accident based on witness statements and other evidence.

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