SUV Vehicle Crashes Into Convenience Store... Two Including Store Owner Sustain Minor Injuries

An SUV vehicle crashed into a convenience store in Suyu-dong, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, injuring two people.

On the 9th, the Gangbuk Police Station announced that they have booked a 50-year-old substitute driver, Mr. A, on charges of professional negligence causing injury under the Special Act on Traffic Accident Handling.

Mr. A is accused of crashing into the convenience store at around 9:30 PM the previous day, injuring the store owner and a customer. Two people sustained minor injuries and were transported to a nearby hospital. There were three people in the vehicle: Mr. A, the vehicle owner, and a passenger.

The police plan to investigate the specific circumstances of the accident based on Mr. A's statement that the accident was caused by his lack of driving skill.