▲ Sejong Nambu Police Station sign
A man in his 30s driving a recycling collection truck is under police investigation for striking and injuring a middle schooler in a wheelchair within an apartment complex.
The Sejong Nambu Police Station announced on the 9th that it has booked and is investigating driver A under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Settlement of Traffic Accidents for causing injury by occupational negligence.
A is accused of hitting 14-year-old middle school student B, who was commuting to school in a wheelchair inside an apartment complex in Sejong at around 8:00 a.m. on the 7th, with a 5-ton recycling collection truck.
As a result of the accident, student B suffered a broken arm and had to receive hospital treatment.
Driver A reportedly told police, "I failed to see the student passing by."
A police official stated, "It appears the driver failed to notice the victim as the victim passed in front of the vehicle just as the driver finished work and was getting back into the truck. We have taken measures to ensure that an apartment management office employee is present to monitor the surroundings during future recycling collection operations."
(Photo: Yonhap News)
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