SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean court has ruled that the death of a delivery driver who ran a red light and was killed in a traffic accident while rushing to meet delivery deadlines qualifies as a work-related accident. The Seoul Administrative Court’s 8th Division, presided over by Judge Lee Jung-hee, sided [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Reversing vehicles account for 14% of all pedestrian traffic accidents in South Korea, according to a new study that highlights the need for a greater adoption of advanced safety features. The Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Traffic Safety Research Institute analyzed traffic accident data from 2019 to 2023, revealing that [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A total of 20 cases of drone crashes and malfunction took place at a key military unit overseeing unmanned vehicle operations since its launch last year, a lawmaker said Friday. The Drone Operations Command reported four drone crashes due to engine and sensor issues, 10 cases of engine malfunction, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – A concerning number of traffic accidents have occurred while vehicles were operating under Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), a feature designed to maintain a set speed and distance from the car ahead, according to recent data from the Korea Expressway Corporation. The report, released on October 7 by Democratic Party lawmaker Park [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Industrial disasters affecting immigrant workers are on the rise, driven by incidents at small manufacturing and construction worksites, with up to 10,000 cases expected this year, a labor ministry report showed Friday. A total of 6,715 applications for the recognition of industrial disasters were filed by both registered and [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Police were set to conduct their first questioning on Thursday of the driver involved in a recent car crash that killed nine pedestrians in downtown Seoul. The questioning comes three days after the 68-year-old man’s Hyundai Genesis sedan plowed through a sidewalk guardrail and hit pedestrians while traveling against [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – KG Mobility, a South Korean automaker, has called into question the objectivity and reliability of a reenactment test conducted to determine the cause of a suspected sudden acceleration accident in the city of Gangneung that occurred a year and a half ago, resulting in the death of a young boy. [...]
SUWON, Apr. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Despite declining birth rates in South Korea, the number of medical emergency calls involving accidents with infants and toddlers aged 0 to 6 has been increasing annually, according to data from fire authorities. The Gyeonggi Province Fire and Disaster Headquarters reported that incidents requiring paramedic dispatches for young children in [...]
SEOGWIPO, South Korea, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A cargo ship carrying 11 crew members sank off the southern island of Jeju, but all the people on board were safely rescued, the Coast Guard said Friday. The 1,959-ton cargo ship sent out a distress signal at 9:55 p.m. Thursday in waters 61 kilometers southwest of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Traffic accidents involving personal mobility devices, such as electric scooters, soared fourfold from 2018 to 2020, government data showed Tuesday, raising alarm over the safety of riders. According to the data from the National Police Agency, disclosed by Rep. Huh Young of the Democratic Party, the number of traffic [...]