Kim Jong-cheol, the acting National Police Commissioner General, has instructed authorities to provide all-out support for the treatment and recovery of a police officer who sustained serious injuries while handling an expressway traffic accident.

According to the National Police Agency, Acting Chief Kim received a report on the police officer injury incident that occurred on the Yeongdong Expressway in Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province, and ordered that no support be spared for the injured officer's treatment, rehabilitation, and return to daily life.

Earlier today, Inspector A of the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency's Expressway Patrol Unit was struck by a 6.5-ton truck while managing traffic and handling the scene of a traffic accident near the Yeoju Rest Area on the Incheon-bound lane of the Yeongdong Expressway in Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province.

At the time of the incident, a fire had broken out after an SUV crashed into a large trailer that had overturned on the road.

Due to the accident, Inspector A suffered severe injuries, including an amputation of the ankle, and was transported to Ajou University Hospital for emergency surgery. He is currently in a condition where his life is not in danger.

The National Police Agency also plans to cooperate with relevant government ministries to expand support for police officers injured in the line of duty.

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