1-Ton Truck Crashes into Anseong Flea Market... Mother and Son Killed, 5 Injured

"2026 Sharing Green Market" Event Scene
Truck Carrying Secondhand Goods Plows Into Crowd
Driver Claims "Mistook Brake for Accelerator, Then Sudden Acceleration"

On September 19, a 1-ton truck crashed into a flea market event in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, resulting in the deaths of two people, including a mother and her son, and injuring five others.

Aerial view of Anseong City Hall.

According to police and fire authorities, at around 11:18 a.m. that day, a 1-ton truck carrying secondhand goods plowed through a crowd at the "2026 Sharing Green Market" flea market event near Gongdo Library in Gongdo-eup, Anseong. Seven people were struck by the vehicle. The event was hosted by Anseong City and organized by the Anseong Council for Sustainable Development.

A woman in her 40s and a teenage boy were taken to the hospital in cardiac arrest and later died; the two were identified as mother and son. Three others—a woman in her 20s, a man in his 20s, and a man in his 60s—sustained leg fractures and other injuries and were transported to the hospital. Additionally, two women, including one in her 50s who experienced breathing difficulties, received emergency treatment at the scene.

Nearby CCTV footage reportedly captured the truck suddenly lurching about 25 meters into the park. Police believe the accident occurred as Mr. A, a man in his 60s working as a contract employee for Anseong City Hall, was in the process of stopping near the park to unload used goods from the truck.

During the police investigation, Mr. A initially stated he mistook the accelerator for the brake. Later, however, he changed his account, claiming that the vehicle had accelerated uncontrollably. Police and fire authorities are continuing to investigate the exact circumstances of the accident by questioning the driver and eyewitnesses.

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