The story of how citizens rolled up their arms and cleaned up the road as beer boxes loaded in trucks poured onto a city road in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, is moving and moving.
The accident happened today (12th) at 11:30 am in Mancheon-ro, Dong-myeon, Chuncheon-si.
Dozens of boxes of beer spilled onto the road from a liquor truck passing by, and the road quickly became covered with shards of beer bottles and white foam.
Citizens were surprised by the sound of 'burst' and the sound of breaking bottles, one by one, from nearby offices and shopping centers, such as ceramic workshops, quilt shops, and landscaping companies.
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When they saw the mess on the road, without hesitation, they came out with cleaning tools such as brooms and dustpans and started clearing the road.
Citizens were sweating under the scorching sun and brooming regardless of the smell of beer stinging their noses, and in just an hour, the roads were cleaned and congested and secondary accidents were prevented.
Mo Kim (53), the owner of a duvet shop, said, "I heard the sound of falling and breaking right next to me, and when I went out, the road was a mess."
Choi Mo (53), the owner of a convenience store, said, "I couldn't help because I couldn't empty the store, but I was moved by the way people gathered and cleared the road in an instant." told
Earlier, on June 29, a beer box was spilled on the road while a truck was turning left at an intersection in Toegye-dong, Chuncheon-si, but with the help of citizens, the road was cleaned up in 30 minutes.
(Photo = provided by the reader, Yonhap News)