A Man in His 30s Hit and Killed by Train After Entering the Tracks at Seoul Wolgye Station

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[Asia Economy Reporter Gong Byung-sun] A man in his 30s who was walking on the tracks near Wolgye Station on Seoul Subway Line 1 was hit by a train and died.

On the 1st, Nowon Police Station announced that Mr. A (35) was hit by a subway train near Wolgye Station tracks at around 11:54 PM the previous day and died.

At the time of the accident, the train was heading from Nokcheon Station to Wolgye Station in Seoul. Subway operations were suspended for about an hour due to the accident, but there were no casualties among the passengers.

A police official stated, "We are investigating the circumstances and method of how he entered the tracks."