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Foreign Student Arrested After Fleeing Fatal Collision With Elderly Cyclist

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Official statement Under investigation
  • Police in Iksan arrested a Uzbekistani student in his 20s on suspicion of fleeing after a fatal collision.
  • The suspect allegedly hit an octogenarian cyclist from behind at about 1:42 a.m. and left without providing assistance.
  • Police said the suspect claimed he did not know he had caused an accident and are investigating the circumstances.

A foreign student in his 20s has been arrested after allegedly hitting and killing an elderly cyclist in Iksan, North Jeolla Province, and leaving the scene without helping him.

Iksan Police said the Uzbekistani national faces a charge under South Korea’s Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes for fleeing after causing a death. The collision occurred at about 1:42 a.m. on a road in Wanggung-myeon, Iksan.

Investigators believe the suspect struck the cyclist, an man in his 80s, from behind while he was riding in the first lane, then drove away. When police later arrested him after receiving a report, he reportedly said he did not know he had caused an accident.

Police confirmed that the suspect was studying as an international student at a school in the province. They are investigating the exact circumstances of the crash.

I did not know I had caused an accident.

· SuspectThe suspect reportedly made the statement when police arrested him.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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