In the school zone, a child in grade 1 of elementary school was hit by a school van that violated the traffic signal and was in critical condition. It is said that after being hit by a car, it was caught in the floor of the car and dragged 120 meters. To the terrible accident, the reaction of the residents was that it was about to explode.
Reporter Lim Ji-soo reported.
[기자]
On the 4th, one day before Children’s Day, a group A, a first-year elementary school student, was hit by a van at the school.
This is the starting point of the curvy track near the school back gate.
Group A, who was about to cross the crosswalk towards the apartment, was hit by a vehicle that broke the signal.
After that, group A, who was dragged about 120 meters, turned around the second curve and got out of the car.
The child suffered serious injuries to his head and bones.
[사고 현장 목격 주민 : 아이 머리 한쪽이 다 쓸려서 머리카락이 거의 없었고요. 너무 안타깝습니다. 슬프고…]
The driver of the accident car told the police that he was driving without knowing that Army A was caught.
There were no CCTV or speed cameras here.
Even before the accident, residents felt anxious.
This is because, when it is time to leave school, the one-way, one-lane road is full of illegally stopped vehicles and there is no room for footsteps.
[사고 현장 목격 주민 : 아이들이 차량을 이용하려고 울타리도 가끔 넘는 아이들도 본 적 있고요.]
There were complaints from residents saying it looked dangerous, but nothing changed.
[거제시청 관계자 : 주로 차들이 많이 주행하는 구간이 정문 쪽이다 보니까 후문 쪽은 통행량이 많지 않기 때문에…]
An official from the Geoje City Council said that they would review the plan to secure the city budget and prepare CCTV and boarding and disembarking areas.
However, after the accident has already occurred, criticism of the administration of the back book has emerged.
Police are investigating how the driver left the scene of the accident and left the victim.
(Video design: Eunsol Oh)
