BMW Driven by a Person in Their 70s Crashes into Store... Driver Says "Speed Suddenly Increased"

BMW vehicle involved in the accident [Image source=Yonhap News]

A BMW vehicle driven by a driver in their 70s crashed into a commercial building in downtown Jeonju.

According to the police and fire department on the 11th, at around 3:36 PM that day, a BMW vehicle on a road in Junghwasan-dong, Wansan-gu, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, struck three parked cars and then hit a commercial building consecutively.

As a result of the accident, the BMW driver, Mr. A (in his 70s), and the driver inside one of the parked cars were injured and transported to a hospital for treatment.

The police are investigating whether sudden unintended acceleration occurred, based on the BMW driver's statement that "the car suddenly accelerated."