The righteous man of the Osong Underpass, Mr. Yoo Byeong-jo. /news1
Yoo Byeong-jo (44), a truck driver who took risks to save 3 people at the time of the Osong Gungpyeong 2 underground car accident in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, where 14 people died, will receive a new truck worth 180 million won.
On the 22nd, Hyundai Motor Group announced that it had decided to provide a new cargo vehicle to Mr.
On the day of the accident, Yoo Byung-jo, the driver of a 14-ton truck, saw that the bus in front of him had turned off, and tried to escape with the bus by crashing into it from behind.
Afterwards, as the water rose, Yoo broke the window and escaped through the window. He immediately climbed onto the roof of the truck and rescued three citizens, including a woman in her 20s.
When the story of Mr. Yoo, whose livelihood was at a loss due to the flooding of his truck, became known, people from all walks of life contacted him wanting to help.
Earlier, on the 19th, the National Cargo Transport Business Association delivered a reward of 25 million won and a letter of appreciation to Mr. Yoo at the Union Hall in Seocho-gu, Seoul.
LX Pantos, which had signed a transportation consignment contract with Yoo, also delivered a reward of 50 million won to Yoo.
In March, Hyundai Motor Company presented a new Avante to a Hyundai Motor researcher who prevented a major accident by blocking the truck of a driver who had lost consciousness on the highway with his own car.
Meanwhile, on the 15th, the Gungpyeong 2 underground car was flooded, and 17 vehicles, including buses, were submerged, and 14 people died. On the day of the accident, nine survivors were rescued from the scene.
2023-07-22 12:35:59
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