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Court grants arrest warrant for driver involved in rally incident Wednesday

Published: 23 Apr. 2026, 18:26

Truckers protest against BGF Logis in front of a logistics center in South Gyeongsang on April 21. [YONHAP]

A district court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for a truck driver who drove into a group of rallygoers in Jinju, South Gyeongsang on Monday, killing one and injuring two others.

On Monday, the 2.5-ton truck struck participants of a cargo worker rally under the Korean Public Service and Transport Workers' Union near a CU convenience store logistics center in Jinju, about 290 kilometers (180 miles) southeast of Seoul.

The Jinju branch of the Changwon District Court issued a warrant for the driver, a non-union member, citing the risk of flight and the destruction of evidence.

Police have applied a murder charge against the driver after determining he acted recklessly. Authorities believe the collision happened as rallygoers tried to block the vehicle from exiting the site.

The fatal incident sparked outcry from the union, with one of the members driving into a police barricade outside the logistics center, injuring a police officer.

The court also granted a warrant for the arrest of the union member.

Unionized cargo workers had staged the rally to call for negotiations with BGF Retail, the operator of CU convenience store chain.

Yonhap