A truck that caused a fatal accident by illegally making a U-turn and hitting a motorcycle is parked near the accident site. Photo provided by a reader.
A cargo truck making an illegal U-turn collided with a motorcycle that was traveling normally, resulting in the death of the motorcycle driver.
According to the Gimhae Jungbu Police Station in Gyeongnam on the 11th, at around 2:12 p.m. on the 10th, a 1-ton truck driven by a man in his 60s, Mr. A, illegally made a U-turn by crossing the center line on a one-way 5-lane road in Gusan-dong, Gimhae City.
In the process, the truck collided with a motorcycle traveling straight on the opposite lane with a green light, killing the motorcycle driver, Mr. B, in his 30s.
At the time of the accident, Mr. A was reportedly neither under the influence of alcohol nor unlicensed.
The police have booked Mr. A without detention on charges of causing death by negligence under the Special Act on Traffic Accident Handling and are investigating the exact cause of the accident.
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