Scene of a truck collision accident on the Gwangju-Daegu Expressway in Sudong-myeon, Hamyang-gun, Gyeongnam. <br/> Photo by Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency

Scene of a truck collision accident on the Gwangju-Daegu Expressway in Sudong-myeon, Hamyang-gun, Gyeongnam.
Photo by Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency

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At around 4:55 a.m. on July 15, two 4.5-ton trucks collided in the second lane heading toward Daegu on the Gwangju-Daegu Expressway in Sudong-myeon, Hamyang-gun, Gyeongnam.


According to the police, it was determined that a truck driven by a man in his 50s, referred to as Mr. A, crashed into the rear of another truck, also driven by a man in his 50s, identified as Mr. B, which was traveling ahead.


As a result of the accident, Mr. A sustained serious injuries and was taken to the hospital in cardiac arrest, but ultimately passed away.



The police are currently investigating the precise cause of the accident based on footage from the vehicle's event data recorder (black box) and other evidence.


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