Truck Carrying Elderly Couple in Their 80s Crashes Into Waterway, Leaving One Dead and One Injured

Transported in Cardiac Arrest, Driver Pronounced Dead
Police Reviewing Black Box Footage to Determine Exact Cause

An accident occurred in Jindo, South Jeolla Province, in which a 1-ton truck carrying an elderly couple in their 80s plunged into an agricultural waterway, resulting in the death of the driver and injuries to the passenger. Police believe the truck sped across from a side road onto a main road and crashed into the waterway on the opposite side. They are currently investigating the exact circumstances of the accident.

According to the South Jeolla Fire Headquarters and Jindo Police Station on May 28, at approximately 10:56 a.m., a 1-ton Porter truck driven by Mr. A (80) rolled off the road into a nearby agricultural waterway in Gunnae-myeon, Jindo-gun, South Jeolla Province.

As a result of the accident, the driver, Mr. A, suffered severe injuries to his head and other areas and was found in cardiac arrest. He was rushed to the hospital by 119 paramedics but was ultimately pronounced dead. Mr. A's wife, Mrs. B, who was in the passenger seat, was also injured and is currently being treated at a nearby hospital. Fortunately, her injuries are not considered life-threatening.

Police suspect that Mr. A was exiting a village side road and entering the main road when he failed to turn the steering wheel and crashed directly into the waterway on the opposite side.

The police are investigating the precise circumstances of the accident by reviewing footage from nearby closed-circuit (CC) TV cameras and the vehicle's black box. They will also examine whether driver error or a mechanical defect may have contributed to the accident.

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