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Yesterday (24th) evening on the Gyeongbu Expressway, a 25-ton truck collided with a trailer ahead. The truck driver died in this accident.
Correspondent Choi Seon-gil of Night Night Incidents and Accidents.
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The front part of the truck is dented to the extent that it cannot be recognized.
A tow truck lifts parts that have fallen on the road due to the impact of the accident.
At around 7:50 pm yesterday evening, a 25-ton truck collided with a trailer in the direction of Gumi Interchange in the Busan direction on the Gyeongbu Expressway in Gumi-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do.
A man in his 40s, the truck driver, was killed in the accident.
[Highway patrol officer: I collided from behind while driving. (The truck driver) was transported to the hospital and he died.]
The police plan to investigate the exact cause of the accident based on eyewitness statements.
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Firefighters are constantly spraying water over the building engulfed in red flames.
At around 10:40 last night, a fire broke out at a vinyl factory in Gimhae, Gyeongsangnam-do.
The fire completely burned down a 300-square-meter factory building, and as the fire spread to the dormitory next to the factory, three employees were evacuated.
Police and fire departments will investigate the exact cause of the fire and the extent of the damage.
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At the same time, a fire broke out at the wood experience center located in a natural recreation forest in Yangyang-gun, Gangwon-do.
Since it was late, there were no casualties, but the entire experience area was burned, resulting in property damage estimated at 500 million won by the fire department.