At around 11:10 a.m. today (Nov. 1), a 1-ton truck driven by a man in his 70s, identified as A, veered off a road and crashed into a tree in Sangdeung-ri, Masan-myeon, Haenam-gun, South Jeolla Province.
Driver A was transported to the hospital in a state of cardiac arrest and later died.
According to authorities, the accident occurred on a curved, uphill road lacking a guardrail. After veering off the road, the truck traveled down a 4-to-5-meter slope before colliding with the tree.
Police are currently investigating the exact circumstances of the accident.
(Photo: Yonhap News)
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