Police have launched a full-scale investigation into the death of a teenage male elementary school student who was crushed by a swing chair in a playground at an apartment complex in Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang Province.
The Metropolitan Investigation Unit of the Gyeongbuk Provincial Police Agency said on the 12th that an autopsy is underway to reveal the exact cause of death of A (12), who died after being crushed by a 2m high and 2.1m long rocking chair in an apartment. playground.
Police had previously completed an investigation into whether the apartment’s playground facility installation company had poor construction and whether the apartment management office was negligent in its management through on-site inspections.
A police official said, “We judged that additional investigation is necessary and we are also conducting an autopsy on the victim.”
Previously, at around 3:29 pm on the 10th, an elementary school student A was crushed in a rocking chair in a flat playground in Gyeongsan City and was taken to the hospital in a state of cardiac arrest, but died in the head over there The accident happened when a pillar supporting a steel rocking chair broke and hit Group A while playing in the playground.
According to the CCTV footage obtained by the police, before the accident, there were 6 to 7 elementary school students in the flats playground, including Group A of the deceased. Two boys pushed and played on a rocking chair where three girls were sitting. Suddenly, however, the pillars of the rocking chair could not withstand the force and broke, causing the steel structure to fall helplessly forward. Unfortunately, Group A, who were sitting in front of a rocking chair and playing, suffered a disaster.
Under current law, children’s play facilities are required to undergo periodic safety inspections, such as installation inspections by safety inspection agencies designated by the Ministry of Public Administration and Security, regular facility inspections, and a self-inspection by the facility manager once the month. According to Gyeongsan City, the playground where the accident occurred was classified as a community exercise facility, not a children’s play facility, and was exempt from various inspections.
A police officer said, “Since this was an accident where a child died, who should be protected by adults, even if the accident happened in a community sports facility rather than a children’s play facility, it cannot be excused.”
