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On the morning of the 19th, a van rushed toward the building at the Hoengseong Rest Area on the Yeongdong Expressway, killing one person and injuring eight others.
Police are investigating the cause of the accident based on several possibilities, such as inexperienced driving and sudden acceleration.
This is G1 Broadcasting reporter Sujin Yoon.
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A van drove at a terrifying speed through the 100-meter section of the road to the service area, and crashed into a person who was walking.
In this accident, two people in their 60s who stopped by a rest stop were hit, and one of them was killed and one was injured.
[Residence store merchant: He is under the car, so you lift the car while crying, and the airbag goes off.
So the door won't open.
Torn all the airbags to save people.]
The iron fence is crumpled like a piece of paper, and the shape of the front of the van is unrecognizable.
The scene became a mess.
[Restaurant official: I came in from this building.
But there was a barbed wire here, and he hit it and went in.]
[Residence Store Merchant: Suddenly, I saw a man fall over.
He swept everything up to the wire mesh.
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driver of the van is Mr. A in his 60s, who lives in Gyeonggi-do, and 7 people including Mr. A and 6 passengers were also taken to the hospital with serious and minor injuries.
The shock was so great that all the on-site structures were damaged, but at the end of the day, they rushed into the rest area and nearly caused more casualties.
According to on-site witnesses, the van did not slow down and appeared to have hit the barrier at the entrance of the rest area.
The police are investigating the exact cause of the accident, opening all possibilities, such as inexperienced driving and sudden acceleration, saying, "It was not drunk driving or drowsy driving."
(Video coverage: Shin Hyun-geol G1 Broadcasting)