'Child's teeth knocked out, bleeding' — parent pleads for help finding foreign hit-and-run riders on purple scooter

A parent's online plea for help finding two foreign nationals who allegedly struck a young girl with an electric scooter and fled the scene in Gwangju has drawn widespread attention.

The post, titled "Please help find the hit-and-run driver who hit my daughter," was uploaded to the online community Bobaedream on Wednesday.

Photos shared by the author show a man in a black hat, mask and black top riding an electric scooter, with a woman wearing a beige hat and blue top seated behind him.

According to the post, the incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 23 near an underpass behind Dosan Station in Gwangju, when an electric scooter carrying two foreign nationals struck the author's young daughter and sped away.

The parent said one of the girl's teeth was knocked out in the collision and another was driven up into the gum before eventually falling out. "After the holiday ended and we had her examined, we found that yet another tooth was cracked," the post read.

Photos showing the child with a bleeding mouth were also shared. According to the author, the girl may lose three permanent teeth as a result of the accident.

"After the accident, with her teeth knocked out and broken and blood pouring from her mouth, the two individuals — who appeared to be foreign workers — fled," the author wrote. The author added that the absence of CCTV cameras near the scene and the large number of possible escape routes have made it difficult to track down the suspects.

The author urged witnesses to note two identifying features of the scooter: its purple color and a smiley-face sticker on the body of the vehicle.

The post has drawn nearly 90,000 views and more than 500 comments, with users expressing concern for the child and calling for the suspects to be found. "I hope they're caught and face the consequences," one commenter wrote, while others urged that the suspects be identified as soon as possible.