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Two 12-year-old elementary school students crossing a crosswalk in front of an elementary school in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do were hit by an excavator, killing one.
Reporter Shin Yong-shik reports.
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There is a white chrysanthemum that someone left at the crosswalk in front of the elementary school.
The report of 'the excavator hit elementary school students crossing the road' was received today (the 7th) around 4 pm.
At a crosswalk in front of an elementary school in Pyeongtaek-si, Gyeonggi-do, two 12-year-old elementary school students were hit by an excavator running on the road.
When the firefighters arrived at the scene, one of the two people was in a state of death with a serious head injury, and the other was rushed to the hospital for treatment, but it was found that there was no life-threatening injury.
[Neighborhood residents: It just changed to a yellow light while several people were crossing it, so a yellow light while leaving, a yellow light (excavator) just ignores the yellow signal...
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Driver A drove an excavator and fled the scene immediately after the accident.
The police received a report that the excavator was escaping, and arrested Mr. A several kilometers from the accident site.
It is known that Mr. A stated in a police investigation that "he was not aware of the accident itself."
[Police official: There is a little difference between the scene of the accident and the scene where the driver was arrested.
about 3 km.
Report that a car accident (excavator) is going (come in)...
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The police, who are investigating the circumstances of the accident, are considering applying the charge of manslaughter and flight to Mr. A under the Act on Aggravated Punishment for Specific Crimes.
(Video coverage: Kim Yong-woo, video editing: Lee Seung-hee)