SUV driven by US troops in Korea crashes at high speed... 1 KATUSA soldier killed, 1 seriously injured (overall)

(Daegu = Yonhap News) Reporter Hwang Soo-bin = A sports utility vehicle (SUV) driven by a US soldier in Korea crashed into a highway median and overturned, killing the KATUSA soldier who was riding with it.

At 5:07 a.m. on the 19th, an accident occurred where a Mohave SUV, which was running in the first lane of the four lanes in the direction of Daegu at the Chilgok Junction of the Gyeongbu Expressway in Daepyeong-ri, Habin-myeon, Dalseong-gun, Daegu, hit the median and flipped to the right.

In this accident, a 20-year-old KATUSA soldier from the U.S. Forces Korea who was riding the Mojave died.

Another KATUSA soldier in his 20s was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, and it was determined that his injuries were not life-threatening.

Two American soldiers in their 20s and 30s belonging to the U.S. Forces Korea suffered minor injuries.

According to the police, they were on their way home from work after working in the Chilgok-gun area.

At the time, it was determined that the vehicle was being driven by a U.S. soldier stationed in Korea who had a driver's license.

The police reported the accident to the U.S. Forces Korea.

A police official said, "It was not raining at the time," and "We are investigating the exact circumstances of the accident."