Car Plows Into Pedestrians in Busan, Leaving 5 Dead or Injured

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This afternoon (June 21), a car driven by a person in their 70s swerved onto a sidewalk in Busan, leaving two people dead and three injured. A mother and daughter walking along the street were among the victims; while the teenage daughter survived, her mother tragically passed away.

KNN reporter Park Myung-sun reports from the scene.

[Reporter]

Citizens walking on the sidewalk suddenly look up toward the road.

A car plows directly into the crowd as people scramble to get out of the way.

The vehicle only comes to a stop after slamming into a structure with terrifying force.

[Park Yeon-ja / Eyewitness: There were pillars of fire and smoke rising, and fire trucks were putting out the flames. The motorcycles here were smashed to pieces, and there were many people. It was incredibly frightening and devastating.]

The accident occurred around 1:00 p.m. today near a crosswalk at an intersection in Daeyeon-dong, Nam-gu, Busan.

This is the scene of the accident.

The vehicle, which had been traveling down a downhill road, struck parked motorcycles and cars before crashing straight into a subway ventilation shaft.

A woman in her 40s died in the accident, and her 14-year-old daughter, who was walking with her, was injured.

A woman in her 70s who was rushed to the hospital also eventually passed away, and two others, including the driver in his 70s, were transported to the hospital with injuries.

[Park Sang-geun / Chief of Command and Investigation, Busan Nambu Fire Station: It appears that after hitting the (parked) vehicles, the driver may have panicked and accelerated, striking the pedestrians—who were facing the other way and unaware of the approaching car—and dragging them along.]

A fire broke out in the vehicle's engine immediately after the crash, but it did not spread or explode.

[Son Jeong-dal / Traffic Division Chief, Busan Nambu Police Station: We will send the vehicle to the National Forensic Service to determine the exact cause of the accident, as the driver has provided a statement, and we will also secure the vehicle's dashcam footage to conduct a precise investigation.]

The police are currently investigating the exact circumstances of the accident by analyzing the vehicle's dashcam, nearby CCTV footage, and witness statements.

(Video coverage: Kwon Yong-guk, KNN | Video editing: Kim Seung-yeon, KNN)

Park Myung-sun, KNN
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