Scene of a collision caused by a drunk driver at Yangjeong Tunnel, Yangjeong-dong, Geoje-si, Gyeongnam. Provided by a reader.

Scene of a collision caused by a drunk driver at Yangjeong Tunnel, Yangjeong-dong, Geoje-si, Gyeongnam. Provided by a reader.

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At around 12:45 a.m. on the 15th, on the second lane in the direction of Aju at Yangjeong Tunnel in Yangjeong-dong, Geoje-si, Gyeongnam, a sport utility vehicle (SUV) driven by a woman in her 30s, identified as A, rear-ended a compact car driven by a man in his 40s, identified as B, which was traveling ahead.


As a result of the crash, B's vehicle collided with the right tunnel wall and then overturned. Driver B was seriously injured and taken to a hospital but ultimately died.


According to the police, driver A was found to be heavily intoxicated at the time of the accident, with a blood alcohol concentration at a level warranting license revocation.



The police plan to investigate A to determine the exact circumstances of the accident.


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