Tragic Father and Son Accident on Rainy Road While Driving Son to School

Father transported to hospital but passed away
Son found dead at the scene

In Namwon, Jeonbuk, a vehicle driving on a rainy road crashed into a guardrail, resulting in the deaths of a father and son who were in the car.

According to the Namwon Police Station on the 4th, at around 8:30 a.m. that day, a passenger car driven by a man in his 40s, Mr. A, collided with a guardrail on a road in Gwangchi-dong, Namwon City, causing a large fire in the vehicle due to the impact.

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

At the time, a driver of a car following behind witnessed the accident and reported it to the police. He reportedly rescued Mr. A, who had collapsed inside the smoke-filled vehicle.

Afterwards, firefighters who arrived at the scene extinguished the fire and found Mr. A's teenage son, Mr. B, who had not escaped and was found deceased in the back seat.

Mr. A was also severely injured and transported to the hospital but was reported to have died.

The road where the accident occurred was a downhill slope, and it was reported that rain was falling at a rate of 6.4 mm per hour in Namwon at the time.

The police explained that the vehicle driving on the rainy road appeared to have collided with the guardrail, then hit a traffic sign before coming to a stop.

A police official stated, "It is understood that Mr. A slipped on the rainy road while taking his son to school, which caused the accident," and added, "We are investigating the exact circumstances."

Meanwhile, the monsoon rain that began in the morning is expected to continue until the morning of the 5th. Total precipitation is forecasted to be 50 to 100 mm in the Seoul metropolitan area, inland Gangwon, Gangwon mountain areas, Chungcheong, northern inland Gyeongbuk, Honam, southern coastal Gyeongnam, Jeju, the five western islands, Ulleungdo, and Dokdo (with some areas in the Seoul metropolitan area, Chungnam, Honam, Jeju, and the five western islands expecting over 150 mm, and inland Gangwon and Chungbuk expecting up to 120 mm or more), and 20 to 60 mm in the eastern coast of Gangwon, northern eastern coast of Gyeongbuk, southern Gyeongbuk, and Gyeongnam excluding the southern coast.

In particular, heavy rain with hourly precipitation of 30 to 60 mm is expected to pour in Honam on the morning of the 4th and early morning of the 5th, in the central region (excluding the eastern coast of Gangwon) and northern inland Gyeongbuk from the night of the 4th to early morning of the 5th, and in the southern coast of Gyeongnam and Jeju from early morning to morning on the 5th.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety, in a safety advisory text message, stated, "Monsoon rain is expected nationwide until tomorrow," and urged, "Please refrain from driving as much as possible, and if you must drive, reduce speed in low-lying areas such as underpasses where puddles may form."