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At around 9:25 pm on the 30th of last month, a sports utility vehicle (SUV) struck a US military armored vehicle on the Yeongro Bridge in Pocheon, Gyeonggi, and the vehicle was severely distorted. All four occupants of the SUV were killed in this accident. Provided by Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters In Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province, a sports utility vehicle (SUV) struck a US Army armored vehicle and killed all four people in the vehicle. According to the Pocheon Police Station, on the 31st, A’s Maxcruise van, a man in his 50s, was heading towards Gwanin-myeon near the Youngro Bridge in Changsu-myeon, 650 meters the day before at 9:25 p.m. , struck a US military armored vehicle from behind. The all-terrain vehicle bounced into the other lane after the accident and the American armored vehicle also hit the railing next to the bridge.
In this accident, four people, including a couple in their 50s in a pickup truck, were seriously injured in the head and taken to hospital, but died. Of the two US soldiers in the armored vehicle, the driver, Corporal B, was taken to hospital with a minor injury. At the time of the accident, the SUV’s engine part was damaged, so the shape was unknown. The armored car also veered off the track to the right. Near the crash site is the Yeongpyeong shooting range, which is a US military shooting training range, and the US army armored vehicle, which had completed training on the day of the accident. , was returning to the Gangwon Cheorwon unit. The armored vehicle in the accident had a dark body color and had a light reflector at the rear, but it was not easy for the driver to spot it at night. The escort vehicle (convoy) was not accompanied by an armored vehicle to notify the movement to avoid a collision with a civilian vehicle.
A police officer said: “We will secure the black box and the surrounding closed circuit TV (CC) video, and we will investigate whether the US military has operated safely and whether Mr. A is at fault.” The USFK command said on the day that “the US military will cooperate with the ROK government investigation, mourn the victims and temporarily suspend training in the area.”
Pocheon = Reporter Lee Kyung-jin [email protected] / Military Reporter Yoon Sang-ho
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