Driver Arrested After 1-Ton Truck Rams Into Anseong Flea Market, Leaving 2 Dead and 5 Injured

A motorist in their 60s has been arrested by police after crashing a 1-ton truck into a flea market event venue in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, causing seven casualties.

Judge Kim Dae-hyun, the senior judge dedicated to warrant proceedings at the Pyeongtaek Branch of the Suwon District Court, issued an arrest warrant after holding a pre-trial detention hearing today (the 21st) for Driver A, who faces charges of causing death and injury through occupational negligence under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Settlement of Traffic Accidents.

Judge Kim stated the grounds for issuing the warrant, explaining, "The criminal charges are substantiated by objective evidence, the number of victims is large, the crimes are serious, and there is a risk of flight."

Driver A is accused of driving a 1-ton truck into a charity market event in Anseong at around 11:18 a.m. on the 19th, killing two family members—a woman in her 40s volunteering at the site and her teenage son—and injuring five others.

Immediately after the accident, the driver told police that he had mistakenly pressed the accelerator pedal instead of the brake, but later changed his statement to claim unintended sudden acceleration.

However, during police questioning prior to today's warrant hearing, he reportedly reverted to stating that he "mistook the accelerator pedal for the brake," admitting his own fault.

Police plan to conduct further investigations into the exact circumstances of the accident with the detained driver before forwarding the case to the prosecution.

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