Subway Construction Sign Topples in Gwangju, Injuring Teenager

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A safety sign at the construction site of Gwangju Subway Line 2 fell over, injuring a teenage student.

According to the Gwangju Fire Department and other authorities, at around 1:43 p.m. on April 30, a subway construction information sign installed on a pedestrian walkway in Geumho-dong, Seo-gu, Gwangju, toppled over.

As a result, a teenage pedestrian nearby was struck by the edge of the sign and suffered a laceration to the forehead. Fortunately, the injury is not life-threatening.

Fire authorities believe that the signboard, which had been set up in the form of a standing sign, was knocked over due to strong winds and are currently investigating the circumstances of the accident.

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