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Two killed in separate tractor and car-motorcycle crashes in Gyeongju

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

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

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  • An 80-year-old tractor driver died after his vehicle overturned in Naenam-myeon, Gyeongju, on the 6th.
  • A motorcyclist in his 60s died after colliding with a car in Gampo-eup, while the car driver suffered minor injuries.
  • Police are investigating both crashes based on witness statements and other information.

Two people died in separate traffic accidents in Gyeongju on the 6th.

At about 1:45 p.m., a tractor overturned on a local road in Ansim-ri, Naenam-myeon. Its driver, an 80-year-old man, became trapped under the cargo bed and died at the scene.

Earlier that day, at about 10:26 a.m., a passenger car collided with a motorcycle on National Route 31 in Gampo-ri, Gampo-eup. The motorcyclist, a man in his 60s, was taken to hospital in cardiac arrest but later died. The car's driver, a woman in her 60s, suffered minor injuries and received hospital treatment.

Police are investigating the exact circumstances of both crashes using witness statements and other evidence.

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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.