A car driven by a 90-year-old man struck a motorcycle and then a taxi in Seoul's Gwangjin District, killing one person and injuring two others.
According to the Gwangjin Police Station in Seoul, the car driven by a 90-year-old man identified only by his surname A hit a motorcycle and a taxi traveling ahead of it in succession at the Children's Grand Park intersection in Gwangjin District at about 11:50 a.m. on Oct. 12.
The motorcycle rider, a man in his 40s, died in the crash, and two people including the taxi driver were injured. Police found no indication that the driver had been drinking or taking drugs at the time of the accident.
In questioning, the driver told police that he had pressed the brake but that it did not work, according to sources.
Police are investigating the driver on a charge of causing death by negligent driving under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Settlement of Traffic Accidents, while working to determine the exact circumstances of the crash.