Ms. A passed away on her way home from school on the 30th of last month after being hit by a garbage truck that was rapidly reversing after climbing on the sidewalk inside an apartment complex in Buk-gu, Gwangju.
The police are investigating and have booked a man in his 40s who drove the vehicle on charges of causing death under the Special Act on Traffic Accidents.
This accident is being pointed out as a disaster caused by typical ‘insensitivity to safety.’
On the 31st of last month, a portrait of Ms. A smiling brightly was placed in the funeral home.
Miss A is said to have always been a bright child with a lot of charm.
Grandpa A said, “I was a child who always said, ‘Grandpa, grandma, be careful on the road,’” and pounded his chest, saying, “How could I have known that a car would reverse on the sidewalk and take my granddaughter away?”