Truck with Brake Failure Hits 3 Construction Workers at Site

Firefighters belonging to the Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters are managing the accident site.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] At around 8:18 a.m. on the 1st, an 11-ton delivery truck traveling toward Tongyeong near the Hamyang Rest Area on the Daejeon-Tongyeong Expressway in Jigok-myeon, Hamyang-gun, Gyeongnam, struck three road construction workers.

As a result of the accident, two male workers in their 50s who were working at the site suffered cardiac arrest, and one male worker in his 60s sustained multiple fractures. The delivery truck driver, a man in his 40s, suffered minor injuries such as back pain.

It was reported that the delivery truck experienced brake failure, causing the driver to lose control.

The injured were each transported to nearby hospitals by paramedics who responded to the report. Ten vehicles, including ambulances and rescue vehicles, and 32 personnel were deployed at the accident scene. The police are investigating the exact cause of the accident based on statements from the truck driver and the workers at the site.