Delivery Driver Tragically Dies While Trying to Stop Delivery Vehicle

Stopping a Delivery Truck Sliding Downhill in an Apartment Complex After Work Hours with Body

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A delivery driver in his 60s tragically died after trying to stop a vehicle rolling downhill with his body.

According to the Geumjeong Police Station in Busan on the 17th, at around 6:35 PM on the 16th, delivery driver A (male) of a certain delivery company hurriedly tried to block his delivery vehicle, which was rolling backward about 10 meters downhill, with his body inside an apartment complex in Bugok-dong, Geumjeong-gu.

A could not hold on and fell, and the vehicle ran over him. A was transported to the hospital for treatment but ultimately passed away.

It is known that A tried to stop the vehicle with his body out of concern that residents could be endangered during the evening rush hour when vehicles enter and exit the complex.

The police are investigating the exact cause of the accident.