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Accidents involving elderly drivers are on the rise.
Yesterday (26th) afternoon, a car driven by a driver in his 70s rushed to a convenience store.
Reporter Park Chan-beom reports.
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A one-way street in Mapo-gu, Seoul yesterday afternoon.
Shortly after two pedestrians passed in front of the building, a car exiting the parking lot suddenly accelerates and rushes into the convenience store right in front of it.
An oncoming car comes to a sudden stop.
The accident vehicle reversed, and the driver got out of the car and rushed into the building.
In the accident, a 30-year-old owner who was alone in a convenience store suffered serious injuries to his face, including a broken nose.
[Convenience store owner: I screamed because I was in so much pain, I was sick.
I have to get out (the rushing vehicle) quickly.
I immediately recognized that a car had entered.] The
location of the accident is a densely populated area of multi-family housing, where there are many pedestrians on the road.
It can be seen that the risk of accidents is higher than that, and it is also a designated area for the elderly.
As a result of the police investigation, the driver of the accident A was a 72-year-old elderly man.
The accident occurred four days after a woman in her 60s and her young granddaughter in a stroller in Busan were hit by a vehicle driven by a driver in her 80s on the 22nd.
Person A said that the accident occurred due to the sudden acceleration of the vehicle during the police investigation.
Based on the testimony of Mr. A and witnesses, the police are investigating the exact cause of the accident, such as whether there was any negligence in driving.
(Video coverage: Hyunsang Kim, Video editing: Il Nam)