"Two Students Trapped Under Car": Urgent Call Leads to Rescue of Two Elementary Students

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Two elementary school students playing in an apartment complex on a holiday afternoon were struck by a car and seriously injured. They were riding children's toy cars, known as "swing cars."

Reporter Im Jihyeon has the story.

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An urgent 119 emergency call was received around 2:00 p.m. today (June 28) from an apartment complex in Seosan, South Chungcheong Province.

[Fire Department Official: The report came in saying, "Two students are trapped under a car." One was in cardiac arrest, and the other had sustained external injuries.]

The two eight-year-old students, who were friends, were riding the toy cars within the complex when they were struck by a passenger vehicle driven by a woman in her 50s.

The first student struck was transported to the hospital in cardiac arrest. While their heartbeat was restored during CPR, it is reported that they underwent surgery without regaining consciousness.

The other student also sustained a head injury and is receiving treatment at a hospital, but their condition is not considered life-threatening.

Police believe the accident occurred because the driver failed to notice the children, who appeared from the left while the vehicle was moving straight.

A "swing car" of the type the children were riding at the time of the accident remains near a trash collection area.

Shocked by the news, apartment residents have placed letters and flower pots near the accident site, praying for the children's recovery.

[Witness: There is nothing here. There are no stop signs, and no signs telling drivers to slow down to 20 km/h within the complex... Coming here, I realized how dangerous it is.]

No signs of alcohol or drug use were found in the driver involved in the accident.

Police are currently investigating the exact cause of the accident based on witness statements and dashboard camera footage.

(Video reporting: Kim Min-cheol | Video editing: Shin Se-eun | Graphics: Kim Min-young)
※ Please note: This article was translated by AI and may contain errors.