A Passenger Car Falls from a Parking Tower in Gangnam-gu... A Man in His 50s Repairing It Dies

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] A passenger car fell in a parking tower in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, killing a worker who was performing internal repair work.

According to the fire authorities on the 20th, at around 2:23 p.m. that day, a passenger car that fell from a height of 6 meters in a parking tower in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, struck Mr. A (53), who was repairing an elevator. Mr. A was transported to the hospital but died.

The accident reportedly occurred when Mr. A, an employee of the repair company, entered the parking tower to replace parts, and the structure on the 3rd floor of the parking tower was damaged, causing the passenger car to fall.

The police plan to investigate the detailed circumstances of the accident.