"Rushing to Keep to the Schedule for the Morning Commute"... Man in His 60s Crossing Crosswalk Struck and Killed by Intercity Bus

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A man in his 60s crossing a crosswalk on a bicycle was struck and killed by an intercity bus that violated a traffic signal.

According to the Gimpo Police Station in Gyeonggi Province, at around 7:23 a.m. yesterday (October 14), a man in his 60s of Chinese-Korean descent, identified as A, was hit by an intercity bus while crossing a crosswalk on a bicycle at a three-way intersection in Bukbyeon-dong, Gimpo.

A, who suffered severe injuries from the accident, was transported to a hospital but was pronounced dead.

Police investigations revealed that A, who was on his way to work as a daily laborer, was attempting to cross the street shortly after the pedestrian signal turned green when the accident occurred.

Police plan to forward the intercity bus driver, a man in his 20s identified as B, on charges of causing death under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Settlement of Traffic Accidents, determining that he drove recklessly while rushing to operate his route during the morning commute.

(Photo: Yonhap News)

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