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Korail employee dies in accident at Uiwang Station

From Hankyoreh · () Korean

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

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • A Korail employee died in an accident while performing shunting work at Uiwang Station.
  • The employee was reportedly trapped by a train during the process of connecting and disconnecting locomotives and freight cars.
  • Relevant authorities, including the Railway Special Judicial Police, are investigating the cause of the accident.

A tragic accident at Uiwang Station on the Gyeongbu Line has claimed the life of a Korean Railway Corporation (Korail) employee. The incident occurred around 7:20 AM on August 29, when the employee, in his 50s, was engaged in shunting operations.

Shunting involves the crucial task of connecting, disconnecting, and moving railcars to assemble trains. It was during this process that the employee was reportedly trapped and fatally injured by a train. Korail confirmed the fatality and stated that an initial response team was immediately deployed to the scene.

Following the incident, Korail reported the accident to relevant authorities, including the Ministry of Employment and Labor, the National Police Agency (112), and the Fire Department (119). The company also announced a complete halt to all shunting operations at the station to ensure site safety.

The exact cause of the accident is currently under investigation by the Railway Special Judicial Police and other related agencies. Korail has pledged to conduct a thorough investigation into the incident and to implement urgent safety measures and preventative strategies to avoid future occurrences.

We will thoroughly investigate the cause of the accident and prepare emergency safety measures and recurrence prevention plans.

— Korail OfficialStating the company's commitment to investigating the accident and preventing future incidents.
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Originally published by Hankyoreh 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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