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man in his 60s who was driving suddenly fell unconscious and the car crashed into the median strip.
The car even caught fire due to the impact, but the driver's life was saved with the active help of nearby citizens.
This is KBC reporter Jo Yoon-jung.
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A man dressed in black approaches a vehicle covered in smoke.
He tries to open the door, but when it is not possible, another man who has been watching this finds a tool to break the window.
[Accident witness: You have to break the window.
There's a person riding inside something that can break the window (give me something.)]
Soon after, the man who was handed a baseball bat slams the window as hard as he can, and the driver escapes from the vehicle with the support of the citizens.
It was around 1:30 am today (15th) that Mr. A, in his 60s, was in an accident while running on the roads around Sotae-dong, Gwangju.
I lost consciousness right before the accident, and I ran into the flower bed type median.
It is the scene of an accident.
As you can see, vehicle fragments are scattered everywhere, and blackened traces are still clearly visible on the road.
It was the citizens who woke up Mr. A, who was stepping on the accelerator without regaining consciousness immediately after the accident.
It was a dangerous site where vehicles were running fast, but we united with the mindset of “we have to survive.”
[Shin Yoo-ik/accident witness: The driver was startled by the sound (baseball bat) and passed out, and then regained consciousness and opened the door.
Since the fire caught on, I think the only thought we had was to get that person out first.] As a
result of the police investigation, it was not drunk driving, and Mr. A said in the investigation, "I lost my mind when I passed near the accident site." is known to have stated that
The police are currently investigating the exact circumstances of the accident, and plan to award certificates of appreciation to citizens who performed rescue activities.
(Video coverage: Na Byung-wook KBC)