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An accident occurred in Busan in which a city bus suddenly accelerated and hit three vehicles, seriously injuring 10 people.
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The bus driver and the company claim that it was a sudden acceleration.
In the black box video of the vehicle following, it was confirmed that the brake lights at the rear of the bus were flashing rapidly.
This is journalist Seung-yeop Lee.
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City bus no. 31 of Busan, which ran on six lanes on a round trip.
The car shakes once, then starts to accelerate.
Suddenly, the driver tried to turn the steering wheel this way and that, as if he was in a hurry, but he didn’t listen, and crashed into a taxi stopped at a red light.
The situation at that moment was also recorded in the black box of the vehicle following.
The bus suddenly changes lanes and hits a taxi stopped at a red light.
The bus, which had traveled another 300 metres, stopped after colliding with a 1-tonne truck and another car crossing the intersection.
In this accident, the driver and passenger of the 1-ton truck were seriously injured, and a total of 10 people were injured, including the bus passengers.
[사고 버스 승객 (음성변조)]
“Please save me, I have no choice but to pray and hold on to the safety bar‥”
This is a black box video of the back of the bus at the time of the accident.
The overhead brake light flashes rapidly.
The bus driver, in his 50s, says he suddenly accelerated, saying he pressed the brake pedal dozens of times but didn’t listen.
[버스회사 관계자 (음성변조)]
“The driver pressed the brakes while driving, but the brakes did not work.” When we checked, it was confirmed that the brake light was on.”
The bus involved in the accident was an electric bus manufactured by a large national company and was released two years ago.
The producer said: “It is impossible to determine whether there was sudden acceleration based on the video alone” and said they would “watch the police investigation.”
To determine the exact cause of the accident, the National Forensic Service secures the accident recording device of the vehicle in question and checks whether the vehicle left suddenly.
I’m Seung-yeop Lee from MBC News.
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