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On the morning of today (22nd), a vans van in Samcheok, Gangwon-do ran downhill on a steep curve, four people were killed and nine others were injured. They were people who left Hongseong, Chungnam early in the morning to work in the highland vegetable garden.

First of all, I am G1 Kim Dong-hwan.

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The van was lost on the steep downhill curve of Penggok in Gagok-myeon, Samcheok City.

It was over 30 meters over the guard rail and overturned.

[Kim Sang-jin / Team Leader of Samcheok Fire Station: When we arrived, there were people out of the car, and when we arrived, three people were trapped in the car.

The 62-year-old Kang Mo who was in the driver's seat died and four others were injured.

The victims were departing from Hongsung, South Chungcheong province today, and selling their products to the fields in Bonghwa, Kyongbuk.

Most of them were in their 60s and 70s and included Thai workers.

The first fire department reported that 16 people were riding in this vans, but only 13 people were recovered at the end.

Police estimate that three foreign workers who were injured were left immediately after the accident.

[Lee, Jun-hak / Samcheok Police Department, Transportation & Traffic Department: We have 16 people in the estimation, and the first complainer told us that three people walked the road. (Is it a foreigner?) I am presuming to be a foreigner.]

Another 16 passengers were allowed to ride on a 15-seater vehicle, but it was not overrun by Road Traffic Law.

The police are looking for the cause of the accident by opening various possibilities such as braking device and equipment defect together with driving impatience as the accident vehicle is old in 2002 year.

(Image coverage: Ryusein)