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An unfortunate accident occurred in which an elementary school student died after being hit by a bus at a crosswalk right in front of a children’s shelter in Seoul.
The bus driver is known to have told the police that he stepped on the brakes, but the car skidded in the snow and could not avoid it.
This is reporter Park Seong-won.
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A three-way street in front of an apartment building in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.
The safety bar next to the crosswalk was completely bent and fell down.
This morning, a report was received that a male elementary school student was hit by a bus here.
Crossing the road from the apartment side to the park side, she collided with a bus, and the 119 rescue team was immediately dispatched, but she died in the end.
The accident occurred on this crosswalk.
It was only 3 to 4 meters from the start of the children’s protection area and school zone.
As a result of bus black box and CCTV analysis, it was investigated that the bus driver did not drink alcohol or violate traffic lights.
The bus driver is known to have told the police that he found the child running towards the bus late and stepped on the brake, but the car slipped on the snow and could not be avoided.
The police said that as the accident occurred outside the child protection area, it was not subject to aggravated punishment, and that they were investigating whether the driver and pedestrian were at fault.
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Black smoke billows from the store ahead of the official opening.
Around noon today, a fire broke out at a large food material store in Yeongdeok, Gyeongsangbuk-do and spread to the building next door.
The fire department issued the first stage of response to mobilize nearby fire departments, and the fire was extinguished in 1 hour and 40 minutes.
About 30 people, including staff and guests, were inside the building, but they were evacuated immediately and there were no casualties.
Police and fire officials believe the fire started in paper boxes around the building.
At the same time, there was a commotion in which fires and users evacuated in the toilets of shopping malls in the old downtown area of Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do.
This is Park Seong-won from MBC News.
Video coverage: Kim Baek-seung / Video editing: Song Ji-won / Screen provided: Kwak Seok-gyu, Kang Biya, Lim Seong-hyu
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