Mugunghwa Train Hits 7 Track Workers... 2 Dead [Comprehensive]

[Financial News]  An accident occurred in Cheongdo-gun, Gyeongbuk, where a Mugunghwa train hit workers near the tracks who were checking the Gyeongbu Line railroad.

As a result of this accident, 2 people died and 5 were injured.

On the 19th, around 10:50 AM, a Mugunghwa train (No. 1903) traveling from Dongdaegu Station to Jinju, Gyeongnam, hit 7 workers moving for work near the tracks near the Cheongdo Bullfighting Stadium in Samsin-ri, Hwayang-eup, Cheongdo-gun, Gyeongbuk.

Among the 7 workers hit by the train, 2 died, and the rest suffered serious and minor injuries. It is reported that one of the seriously injured is in critical condition.

The workers involved in the accident mostly belong to a professional structure safety inspection company, and some are affiliated with Korail.

The workers were moving to visually inspect the damage to the slope structures in the Namseonghyeon Station to Cheongdo Station section of the Gyeongbu Line, which was caused by recent heavy rains.

There were 89 passengers on the train involved in the accident, and the police report that there are no injuries among the passengers.

Currently, the section where the accident occurred is using the up-track for alternating operation of up and down trains, causing some train operations to be delayed.

Korail stated, "Due to the recent heavy rains in the Cheongdo area, the workers involved in the accident were inspecting facilities," and "We are investigating the exact cause of the accident."

The police are investigating the exact cause of the accident and are also looking into whether the affiliated company and the work supervisor took safety measures in accordance with the Railway Safety Act and related laws.

jjw@fnnews.com Jeong Ji-woo Reporter