One Worker Killed, One Seriously Injured After Being Struck by Truck While Working on Paju Roadside

At around 2:30 p.m. yesterday (September 30), a 1-ton truck driven by a man in his 60s, identified as A, crashed into a parked 1-ton maintenance vehicle on the roadside of Jayu-ro in Tanhyeon-myeon, Paju.

The impact of the crash pushed the maintenance vehicle forward, striking two male workers who were clearing bushes.

The accident resulted in the death of a worker in his 60s, while another worker in his 70s sustained serious injuries and was transported to a hospital.

Truck driver A also suffered a leg injury and was taken to a hospital.

Police believe that the workers, employed by a contracting firm, were hit while pruning and clearing nearby bushes after parking their vehicle on the third-lane roadside.

A is understood to have told police that he had been dozing off while driving.

Police have booked A on charges of causing death and injury through professional negligence under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Settlement of Traffic Accidents and are currently investigating the exact cause of the incident.
(Photo courtesy of Gyeonggi Northern Fire and Disaster Headquarters)
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