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Military truck strikes, kills high school student on scooter

Published: 21 Oct. 2025, 18:08

An ambulance [YONHAP]

An 18-year-old girl riding an electric scooter died after a collision with a military truck in Chuncheon, Gangwon, on Tuesday morning.

The incident occurred at 10:57 a.m. on Tuesday at an intersection in Geodu-ri, Chuncheon, according to the Army and police. A 9.5-ton military truck driven by a civilian employee in his 30s struck the scooter as the girl, was passing through the intersection.

The victim suffered serious head injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital, but she was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

The Army said the civilian was operating the vehicle at the time of the accident and that the girl had been on her way to school after receiving medical treatment at a hospital.

“The military vehicle collided with a civilian riding an electric scooter at the intersection,” the Army said. “The injured person was transferred to a civilian hospital but later died.”

Police plan to hand the case over to the military police.

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BY JEONG HYE-JEONG [[email protected]]