An electric vehicle driven by a person in their 70s plowed into a hair salon in Hoengseong-gun, Gangwon Province on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring two others.
According to police and fire authorities, an Ioniq 5 sedan drove into a hair salon in Euphari, Hoengseong-eup, Hoengseong-gun at around 2:03 p.m. Wednesday. The vehicle was driven by a 78-year-old identified only as A.
A customer inside the salon went into cardiac arrest and was rushed to a hospital, where the person was pronounced dead. Another customer, a 91-year-old identified as B, was seriously injured and transported to a hospital. The salon owner, a 56-year-old identified as C, sustained minor injuries.
The driver had not consumed alcohol or drugs at the time of the crash and claimed the vehicle suddenly accelerated after paying a parking fee, according to police.
Police are investigating the exact cause of the accident.
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