An elementary school student devastated by a garbage truck that was backing up on the sidewalk of an apartment complex.

At around 1:20 p.m. yesterday (30th), a first-year elementary school student A was hit and killed by a domestic waste transport vehicle in an apartment complex in Shinyong-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju.

At the time of the accident, Ms. A was walking home on the sidewalk in the apartment complex after finishing school and was devastated by a vehicle that was reversing.

The driver of the vehicle told the police that he caused the accident because he could not find Ms. A behind her while reversing.

Police investigated that the driver was alone in the vehicle that caused the accident, and there were no workers to look around the vehicle, including the rear of the vehicle.

The police plan to investigate the details of the accident by charging the driver with death under the Special Act on Handling of Traffic Accidents.