Cargo Falls and Truck Overturns on Gochang-Damyang Expressway, Driver Seriously Injured

Three Vehicles on Opposite Lanes Involved in Chain Collision

Large cargo falls causing chaos. Photo by Damyang Fire Station, Yonhap News

On the Gochang-Damyang Expressway in Damyang County, South Jeolla Province, cargo that had been loaded onto a freight truck fell off and struck the central median barrier, leading to a chain-reaction collision involving vehicles on the opposite side of the road.

According to the police and fire authorities on August 1, at around 6:49 p.m. the previous day, a mold frame loaded on a trailer became detached from the cargo hold at the Damyang Junction (JC) on the Gochang-Damyang Expressway and struck the central median barrier.

The impact from the fallen cargo damaged the median barrier, causing it to cross over into the opposite lanes, where two passenger cars and one freight truck were involved in a series of collisions in a major accident.

The freight truck that caused the accident overturned, and the driver was seriously injured and urgently transported to a nearby hospital. Fortunately, the driver’s life is not in danger, according to reports.

The police believe that the accident occurred when the cargo, which had been loaded in an unstable manner at the expressway junction merge point, shifted to one side. They are currently investigating the exact circumstances of the accident.

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