City Bus Making Right Turn Collides with Bicycle in Changwon ... Man in His 50s Dies

A city bus that collided with a bicycle is stopped at an intersection in Seongsan District, Changwon City, Gyeongnam Province. Photo provided by a reader

At around 8:14 p.m. on December 15, a city bus traveling through Namyang Samgeori in Seongsan District, Changwon City, Gyeongnam Province, collided with a bicycle.

As a result of the accident, a man in his 50s, identified as Mr. A, who was riding the bicycle, sustained severe injuries to his head and other areas. He was transported to the hospital but ultimately passed away.

It has been determined that the bus was making a right turn when it struck the bicycle, which was entering the roadway.

The police plan to charge the bus driver, a man in his 50s identified as Mr. B, with death by traffic accident under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Settlement of Traffic Accidents, and will investigate the exact circumstances of the incident.