As a sad story was told that elementary school students who were hit by a drowsy driving car on the way to school and were injured had to bear the hospital expenses themselves, a helping hand of warmth was continued mainly in the online community.
Since yesterday (27th), several online communities have been posting articles saying that they will participate in sponsoring a child care facility in Geumsan-gun, Chungcheongnam-do.
Earlier, at around 8 am on the 25th, on the road near an elementary school in Geumsan-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, a car suddenly crossed the central line and rushed toward the sidewalk, crashing into four elementary school students and one middle school student.
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The video shows two out of four students who were hit by a car immediately after the accident, staggering and approaching a collapsing friend.
The injured students were reported to have had an accident while going to a school about 1 km away from a nearby child care facility.
As a result of this accident, two elementary school students received intensive care in the intensive care unit.
One of them improved and was transferred to a general ward, while the other students are receiving outpatient treatment.
A, who caused the accident, is a Uzbek man in his 20s who attends a nearby university, and it was revealed during the police investigation that he stated that he was driving while drowsy.
Alcohol or drug test results were negative.
The problem is the cost of treatment.
A, who had an accident, does not have comprehensive insurance, but only liability insurance (basic amount of 20 million won), which is mandatory, so students in childcare facilities have to pay for treatment.
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A netizen who came across a sad story posted an article in a community titled 'Hyangrimwon!! (Request for Help)'.
The netizen who wrote the article wrote, "I fell down once again when I saw the news, staggering and running to a friend who was hit by a car.
He added, "It's not a lot of money, but I hope it will be a small contribution to the treatment of children."
Hyangrimwon, a child care facility, responded to his sponsorship inquiry, saying, "When sponsoring a hyangrimwon, if you send it with 'name (medical)', it will be used in full."
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Netizens who heard the story raised their voices to join the sponsorship by saying, “I am sorry to hear the sad news,” “I hope it helps a little bit with the medical expenses”, and “I wish the children a speedy recovery.” That's it.
And as of 11:30 today (28th), the number of donations has exceeded 2,700.
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In addition, messages of support are also being posted from the community on the website of Hyangrimwon, a childcare facility.
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An official from Hyangrimwon said in a phone call with SBS on the 28th, "The phone line is currently paralyzed due to a flood of inquiries about wanting to sponsor. It is difficult to calculate,” he said.
She added, "Please pray for the children to be discharged home in good health."
On the other hand, yesterday (27th), the police arrested Mr. A on charges of violating the Act on Special Cases for Handling Traffic Accidents, seeing that Mr.
In addition, it was judged that Mr. A was likely to flee, so he applied for an arrest warrant.
Currently, more than 90% of comprehensive insurance is purchased in Korea, but foreign students, such as international students, may not take out insurance due to high insurance premiums.
Although the number of accidents caused by foreign drivers is increasing, there is a growing voice that the government should pay attention to accidents without insurance or comprehensive insurance before the parties neglect their responsibility.
(Photo = online community, home page of 'Hyangrimwon', a childcare facility)
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