"Bang" Truck Plows Through Yeongam Intersection...Two Dead Including Man in His 30s

Ran Red Light, Crashed Into Side of Passenger Car

At an intersection in Yeongam-gun, South Jeolla Province, a 21-ton truck ran a red light and crashed into a passenger car, killing two people including the driver in his 30s.

According to the Yeongam Police Station and Yeongam Fire Station on the 23rd, at around 9:29 p.m. the previous day, a 21-ton truck driven by Mr. B collided with the side of a passenger car driven by Mr. A, who is in his 30s, at the intersection in front of Sanho Village in Samho-eup, Yeongam-gun.

In the accident, Mr. A, the driver of the passenger car, and a passenger in the front seat suffered severe injuries. Mr. A was transported to a hospital by 119 paramedics in a state of cardiac arrest, but he and the passenger ultimately died.

The truck driver, Mr. B, also sustained minor injuries and reportedly received treatment at a hospital.

Police investigations found that Mr. B ran a red light while passing through the intersection and crashed hard into the side of the passenger car, which had been traveling normally.

The police have booked the at-fault truck driver, Mr. B, on charges of causing death under the Special Act on Traffic Accident Handling, and plan to investigate the exact circumstances of the accident based on the vehicle black box footage and other evidence.