Man in His 40s Fatally Struck by Car While Crossing Street in Changwon

At around 10:30 p.m. on November 16, a passenger car traveling straight from Uichang Intersection toward Dogye Square Intersection in Seosang-dong, Uichang-gu, Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, struck a man in his 40s, identified as Mr. A, who was crossing the crosswalk.

Mr. A, who was seriously injured in the accident, was transported to a hospital for treatment but ultimately passed away.

It was reported that the passenger car was driving through a green light at the time of the accident.

It was also determined that the driver, Mr. B, a man in his 40s, was neither intoxicated nor driving without a license.

The police have booked Mr. B on charges of causing death by traffic accident under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Settlement of Traffic Accidents and are investigating the exact circumstances of the incident.