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Two 8-year-old boys were seriously injured after being struck by a passenger car inside an apartment complex in Seosan, South Chungcheong Province, yesterday (June 28). One of the children is in critical condition.

Reporter Im Jihyeon has the story.

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Around 2:00 p.m. yesterday, an urgent 119 emergency call was received from an apartment complex in Seosan, South Chungcheong Province.

[Fire Department Official: The report came in saying, 'Two students are trapped under a car.' One was in cardiac arrest, and the other had sustained external injuries.]

The two 8-year-old elementary school students, who were friends, were riding something while playing in the complex when they were struck by a car driven by a woman in her 50s.

The first child struck was transported to the hospital in cardiac arrest. Although his heartbeat was restored during CPR, it is reported that he underwent surgery without regaining consciousness.

The other child is also receiving treatment at the hospital for a head injury, but it has been determined that his life is not in danger.

The police believe the accident occurred because the driver did not see the children, who appeared from the left while the vehicle was moving straight.

A "swing car" that the children were riding at the time of the accident remains near the trash collection area.

Shocked by the news of the accident, apartment residents have placed letters and flower pots around the scene to pray for the children's recovery.

[Witness: There is nothing here. There are no stop signs, and no signs telling drivers to slow down to 20 km/h within the complex... Coming here, I felt it was very dangerous.]

No signs of alcohol or drug use were found in the driver involved in the accident.

The police are investigating the exact cause of the accident based on witness statements and dashcam footage.

(Video coverage: Kim Min-cheol | Video editing: Shin Se-eun | Design: Kim Min-young)