Two Ladder Truck Operators Arrested Over Death of Elementary Student in Cheonan

False Statements Made to Conceal Undocumented Status

Two workers have been arrested in connection with the death of a 7-year-old elementary school student, who was killed after a moving ladder truck overturned at an apartment complex. Investigations revealed that, at the time of the accident, only two out of the four stabilizer legs of the ladder truck had been deployed.

The Dongnam Police Station in Cheonan, Chungnam Province, announced on August 28 that it had arrested a ladder truck operator in his 50s, referred to as Mr. A, and a foreign national in his 20s, Mr. B, on charges of occupational negligence resulting in death.

The two are accused of causing the death of elementary school student C, who was on his way to school at around 8:38 a.m. on August 26, in an apartment complex in Dongnam-gu, Cheonan City, Chungnam Province, while working with a moving ladder truck for transporting household goods.

On the morning of the 26th, a moving ladder truck overturned sideways in an apartment complex in Dongnam-gu, Cheonan City, Chungnam Province. Chungnam Fire Headquarters

Police investigations have found that only two out of the four stabilizer legs meant to secure the ladder truck had been set up at the time of the incident.

False statements made after the accident have also come to light. During the initial police investigation, Mr. A claimed that he alone was responsible for all work related to the operation.

However, after reviewing CCTV footage, police determined that Mr. B was the actual person operating the ladder at the time of the accident.

Police believe that Mr. A lied to prevent Mr. B's undocumented status from being revealed. An additional charge of harboring a criminal has been added against Mr. A.

On the same day, the Cheonan branch of the Daejeon District Court conducted a pretrial detention hearing and issued arrest warrants for both suspects, citing concerns of flight risk.

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