Car Driven by Man in His 70s Plows Into Sidewalk, Killing 2 in Daeyeon-dong, Busan

On a road in Daeyeon-dong, Nam-gu, Busan, a car consecutively hit pedestrians and motorcycles, resulting in two deaths and three injuries.

According to the Busan Nambu Police Station, at around 1:12 PM on June 21, a sedan driven by a man in his 70s struck a parked vehicle near a financial institution in Daeyeon-dong, Nam-gu. The vehicle then continued driving and consecutively hit four pedestrians and three parked motorcycles.

As a result of the accident, two pedestrians died. The victims have been identified as a woman in her 40s and a woman in her 70s. In addition, a teenage girl and a woman in her 30s sustained minor injuries, while the driver suffered serious injuries and was transported to a hospital for treatment.

At the time of the accident, all three motorcycles were parked and unoccupied. The police confirmed that the driver was not under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident.

The Nambu Police Station is currently investigating the exact cause of the accident, including the possibility of sudden unintended acceleration or driver error, by securing dashboard camera footage from the vehicle and nearby CCTV footage.

At around 1:12 PM on the 21st, a sedan driven by a man in his 70s near a financial institution on the road in Daeyeon-dong, Nam-gu, Busan, first collided with a parked car, then subsequently struck four pedestrians and three parked motorcycles in succession. [Image source=Busan Metropolitan Police Agency]

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