A 7-year-old girl tragically killed by a 5-ton vehicle in an apartment complex… Driver says, “I couldn’t see the rear camera.”

Warning System Was in Place, But Accident Occurred,

[Yonhap],
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, ‘[Herald Economy=Kim Yujin] In a statement, the driver who fatally hit an elementary student while operating a recycling collection vehicle confessed to looking at the side mirror instead of the rearview camera installed in the vehicle.’,
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, ‘The Gwangju Northern Police Station announced on the 31st that they have arrested and are investigating an individual, A, who is suspected of causing death by traffic accident while driving a recycling collection vehicle.’,
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, ‘A is accused of failing to see and fatally hitting a 7-year-old elementary student, B, who was walking behind the vehicle while reversing in an apartment complex in Shinyong-dong, Northern Gwangju, at around 1:20 PM the previous day.’,
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, ‘A stated to the police that they were looking at the side mirror instead of the rearview camera when reversing, which led to missing B.’,
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, ‘It was confirmed that A, who was driving alone, initially drove straight from the road onto the sidewalk and then reversed toward the recycling area.’,
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, ‘During the early investigation, it was reported that the warning system did not activate in the vehicle, but it was later discovered that a warning system was indeed installed.’,
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, ‘The police are continuing their investigation to ascertain the detailed circumstances of the accident.’,
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