A signalman controlling lanes in Seocheon was hit and killed by a 1-ton truck.

(Seocheon = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Joo-hyung = At ​​around 1:10 p.m. on the 17th, a 1-ton truck driving on national highway No. 4 in Bokdae-ri, Pangyo-myeon, Seocheon-gun, Chungcheongnam-do hit a traffic signal guard in his 50s, Mr. A.

Mr. A was seriously injured in this accident and was taken to the hospital in cardiac arrest, but died.

It is reported that Mr. A suffered an accident while working as a traffic signalman while working on road manhole maintenance work.

The police believe that the accident occurred because truck driver B (60s) did not pay attention to the front properly and are currently investigating the exact circumstances.

A police official said, "We have confirmed that Mr. B was not driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time of the accident," and added, "We plan to book Mr. B and investigate."