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Last week, an elementary school student was hit and killed by a drunk driving car in front of the school on his way home.

Although countermeasures have been poured out whenever such accidents are repeated, it is still dangerous for our children to go to and from school.



First, reporter Kim Ji-wook covered the scene.



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Chrysanthemum flowers are piled up in front of the wall, and it is full of writings in memory of a friend who left first.



Sixth day after accident.



The area around the school that I found again is still breathtaking.



This is the road where the accident occurred.



It is a back road where there is no distinction between the road and the sidewalk.



The road is so narrow that if only one car passes by, the road is full.



Children who come out of the school gates after class are quickly mixed with cars passing by on the back road.



[Jung Ji-won/Gangnam-gu, Seoul: Is there a sidewalk right (in front of) the school gate?

It's the car too.

It's not even a one-way street.

It goes back and forth from side to side.]



It's a 20km/h speed limit, but the speed bumps are low and there are no enforcement cameras.



[Elementary 5th grade student: I had an experience where I was surprised to see something like a motorcycle passing in front of me on my way out of school.]



[Nearby residents: Ten years ago, he had an accident down here and on the other side, and he passed away on the spot.

I filed a complaint about this, but the camera is down there and not here in front of the school.]



I went to another school 1km away.



There are no sidewalks or even minimum barriers or safety fences to be found, and cars run at speed ignoring the speed limit.



Cars often invade the sidewalk due to narrow roads and two-way traffic.



With the implementation of the 'Minshik Act' in 2020, the authorities have called for extensive safety measures, but children are walking down the dangerous road to and from school.



[Elementary 5th grade student: In the next life, I wrote down to be happy and live longer.]



(Video coverage: Kim Seung-tae, Video editing: Lee Seung-jin)



▶ 500 school zone accidents in a year...

Did you give up on the excuse of 'against the residents'?