Truck Plunges into Rice Paddy in Jangsu, North Jeolla Province... Two Injured

A 1-ton truck driving near a bridge in Beonam-myeon, Jangsu-gun, North Jeolla Province, plunged into a roadside rice paddy at around 3:00 p.m. yesterday (October 9).

In the accident, the driver, a 28-year-old man surnamed A, was trapped under the vehicle and severely injured before being transported to a hospital.

A's 59-year-old father, who was a passenger in the truck, also sustained a leg injury and is receiving treatment at a hospital.

Police and firefighting authorities are currently investigating the exact cause of the accident.

(Photo provided by Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province Fire Headquarters, Yonhap News)
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