<Anchor> In
Busan, a car rushed toward the market, killing an elderly woman in her 60s and her young granddaughter, and a delivery train exploded. The 80's who were driving the accident vehicle are insisting on sudden acceleration.
This is KNN reporter Lee Tae-hoon.
<Reporter> This
is the road in front of Suyeong Paldo Market in Busan.
A black car is driving at high speed.
A car driving towards the market entrance collided with a stroller carrying an elderly woman in her 60s and an 18-month-old granddaughter, and a Yakult train.
[Bae Ho-sik / Accident Witness: It didn’t take between 10 and 5 seconds, but the car came with a roaring noise. Running like a bullet... .] As a
result of the impact of the accident, the Yakult train instantly exploded with flames.
The scene of the accident quickly turned into chaos.
The fire was quickly put out with fire extinguishers by nearby merchants running out.
The grandmother was hit by a car and died on the spot, and her 18-month-old granddaughter in the stroller was also seriously injured and taken to the hospital, but unfortunately died.
[Go Yeon-chun/Nearby merchant: It made a bang like the sound of a building collapsing. When I got there, there was a stroller next to me. I ran and came out with the stroller.] As
you can see, the Yakult train was damaged so badly that it was hard to recognize its shape.
The driver of the vehicle who caused the accident is Mr. A in his 80s, claiming to accelerate.
[Jeon Gwan-gyu / Busan Yeonje Police Station Traffic Investigation Team Leader: I am not drinking.
At that time, the driver claimed that the vehicle brake was not applied while insisting on a sudden start...
.]
The police are investigating the exact circumstances of the accident by analyzing vehicle identification and accident footage.
(Video coverage: Jeong Seong-wook KNN, screen provided: Gyeongnam Fire Department)