Select only the vehicles that violated the traffic signal and 'bang'... 21 people killed in accident with rental car

Gwangjin Police Station announced that it had arrested all 21 people suspected of insurance fraud under the Special Act on Prevention of Insurance Fraud and sent them to the group without detention.

The first transfer was made twice, on August 28th and the second transfer was made on the 29th of last month.

They are accused of using rental cars from January 2024 to November 2025 to cause accidents involving vehicles that violated the law on 43 occasions, subjecting them to hospitalization, and defrauding insurance companies of about 320 million won in settlement money.

The police received information from the victim's insurance company and began an investigation, obtaining statements from witnesses for several months and analyzing video footage of the accident.

As a result of the investigation, it was confirmed that most of them were seniors and juniors in their early 20s from their hometown, and that three to four people who frequently participated in crimes gathered together for the purpose of insurance fraud.

They took advantage of the fact that in the case of rental cars, there is no deductible that drivers must pay even if an accident occurs, and intentionally caused accidents by targeting vehicles that violated laws such as violating left turn lanes.

Then, it was found that even though all the accidents were minor traffic accidents that did not require treatment, the people were admitted to the hospital complaining of pain and received insurance payments from nine insurance companies.

Gwangjin Police Station said, “We will actively crack down on automobile insurance fraud and provide relief for damages by deferring insurance premium surcharges for drivers of affected vehicles through insurance companies.”

He added, “If an intentional traffic accident is suspected, the police and insurance companies will actively cooperate from the initial stage of reporting to prevent damage.”