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A 70-year-old grandmother who was traveling had an accident when she was hit by a car without a license while driving while drunk.
Nearby citizens worked together to lift the car, and the woman was rescued to safety.
Reporter Kim Chan-nyeon will tell you about the tense situation at the time.
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A car with a dented front end stands in front of a cracked wall.
One by one, people gather around and stop the moving vehicle.
“Wait wait! No no! Don’t move! Don’t move! No! No!”
A car heading to the alley ran over an elderly woman walking down the street and crashed into a wall.
About 10 citizens hurried to gather and started to lift the vehicle.
“Please come this way, just this way, this way!”
Middle school students who passed also added strength.
Meanwhile, a citizen slips under the vehicle and pulls the old woman out of the passenger side steering wheel.
[김규성/구조 시민]
“Right now, all I could think about was that I had to save him. So getting hurt somewhere isn’t the issue, I have to save people’s lives first, so I thought, ‘Let’s lift this together’…”
At the time, all the walls collapsed due to the accident, but the old woman who had had an accident was rescued in less than 10 minutes thanks to the citizens’ emergency room.
A 70-year-old grandmother who was taken to hospital suffered a fracture but is fortunately recovering in hospital.
[이지성/구조 참여 중학생]
“There may be something like this in the future. At the time, I thought I should be more exemplary and save before others.”
The grandmother’s family thanked the citizens who came to the rescue.
[피해 할머니 가족]
“I am grateful that the citizens quickly lifted the car and rescued my mother quickly, so there was no harm to her life…”
A 70-year-old motorist was caught driving under the influence in 2013 and had his license revoked.
Police plan to review the driver’s arrest warrant application and issue certificates of appreciation to all 10 citizens who came to the rescue.
This is MBC News Kim Chan-nyeon.
Video coverage: Kang Heung-ju (Jeju) / Screen provided: Kim Tae-yeon, Song Gyeong-hee (spectators), Seogwipo City Hall
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