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An accident occurred in which a driver in his 80s suffering from dementia collided with an oncoming vehicle while driving in the wrong direction on the highway.
(Incheon = Yonhap News) Reporter Cheon Jeong-in = An elderly person in his 80s suffering from dementia had an accident while driving in reverse on the Incheon Airport Expressway and collided with an oncoming vehicle.
According to the Incheon Police Agency's Highway Patrol on the 30th, at 11:31 p.m. on the 28th, a car driven by a man in his 80s, Mr. A, collided with an oncoming van near the Nooji Junction on the Seoul direction of the Incheon International Airport Expressway in Gyeyang-gu, Incheon.
It is reported that the two vehicles swerved just before the accident and avoided a head-on collision.
There was a driver in his 40s and a passenger in the van, but they were not injured enough to be taken to the hospital.
It was discovered that Mr. A was driving in the direction of Incheon Airport on the Incheon Airport Expressway, made a U-turn in front of the Incheon Airport toll booth, and then drove back toward Seoul for about 7 km.
At the time, it was determined that Mr. A was not drinking or driving without a license, but was known to be suffering from mild dementia.
It is reported that Mr. A's family reported Mr. A missing just before the accident when he did not return home after going out on the day of the accident.
The police plan to investigate the specific circumstances of the accident, including the circumstances surrounding Mr. A's driving in reverse.
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