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Road worker killed after truck hits work site near North Daejeon IC
A 2.5-ton truck struck a roadwork site near North Daejeon interchange in Daejeon at about 11:02 p.m.
on October 19.
The crash happened in Hwaam-dong, in the city’s Yuseong district, on a branch of the Honam Expressway.
The truck was driven by a man in his 50s.
It hit a 5-ton aerial work vehicle and a traffic signaler who were working on the road.
The signaler, a man in his 30s, died in the crash.
The available information does not say what caused the collision or what happens next.
A road flagger was killed when a 2.5-tonne truck struck a roadwork site near North Daejeon IC.
The crash happened at about 11:02 p.m. on October 19.
The site was in Hwaam-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, near the North Daejeon interchange on the Honam Expressway branch.
The truck also hit a 5-tonne aerial work vehicle.
- Who
- A flagger in his 30s was killed; the truck was driven by a man in his 50s.
- What
- A 2.5-tonne truck struck a 5-tonne aerial work vehicle and a flagger at a roadwork site.
- When
- About 11:02 p.m. on October 19.
- Where
- Near North Daejeon IC in Hwaam-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, on the Honam Expressway branch.
- Why
- Not stated
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- Crash time
- About 11:02 p.m. on October 19
- Location
- Near North Daejeon IC, Hwaam-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon
- Truck
- 2.5 tonnes
- Other vehicle
- 5-tonne aerial work vehicle
- Fatality
- One flagger in his 30s died