Man in his 70s killed after being struck by train at Sasang station

A man in his 70s was killed after being struck by a train.

According to Yonhap, the accident occurred at 9:47 p.m. Tuesday on the southbound Gyeongbu Line tracks at Sasang station, when a man identified only by his surname was hit by a Mugunghwa-ho train and died. The train had departed Daejeon and was bound for Busan station, with 20 passengers on board at the time.

Korea Railroad Corporation said train services did not resume until after midnight. Other high-speed and regular train services were delayed by at least 20 minutes to about an hour.

Police are investigating how the man came to be on the tracks.