``Two dead due to carbon monoxide poisoning'' South Korean presidential candidate Ahn's campaign bus allegedly illegally remodeled

"Two dead due to carbon monoxide poisoning" South Korean presidential candidate Ahn's campaign bus suspected of being illegally remodeled = South Korean report (Image provided by wowkorea)

A campaign bus for South Korean presidential candidate Ahn Cheol-soo of the opposition party "People's Party" was killed in an accident in which two campaign workers and the driver died. A high concentration of carbon monoxide, which is believed to be the cause of death, was detected. [Photo] See more photos in this article On the 16th, the Korea Gas Safety Corporation, together with the police and other related organizations, operated a generator for 30 minutes in the trunk room of the bus where the accident had occurred, and found that the concentration of carbon monoxide near the driver's seat decreased. 1500ppm, the concentration in the back seat was 2250ppm. The carbon monoxide concentration of the two who died was 250ppm immediately after they were transported to the hospital, but nine times more carbon monoxide was detected inside the bus. The concentration in the trunk room, where there was a generator that supplied power to the LED electronic bulletin board, reached 4080ppm. Carbon monoxide, known as the "silent killer gas", is a colorless and odorless gas that is produced when fuels such as coal and oil are burned in an oxygen-deficient environment. Carbon monoxide that enters the body reduces the oxygen-carrying function of the blood and induces hypoxia. A person with carbon monoxide concentrations of 1,600 ppm can die within two hours, and a person with carbon monoxide levels above 3,200 ppm can die within 30 minutes. The police have determined that the bus in which the accident occurred was illegally remodeled by a company in Gimpo, and are expanding related investigations. The police visited the contractor and confirmed that there were design drawings and work diaries related to the generator settings. I am investigating whether A 50-year-old male driver and a 63-year-old election campaign chairman were in a car parked on a road near the express bus terminal in Cheonan City, Chungcheongnam-do, around 5:24 p.m. on March 15. A man was found unconscious and taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead. At the time of discovery, Mr. A was in the seat immediately behind the driver's seat, leaning on his side, and Mr. B was in the back seat on the right side of the bus. The bus's engine was off and most of the doors were closed. In addition, the LED electronic signboard installed outside the bus and the gasoline-powered power generator in the trunk room were operating. As a result of the investigation by the police, it is said that Mr. A and Mr. B showed symptoms of respiratory distress about 20 minutes after the vehicle stopped, and lost consciousness about 1 hour and 10 minutes after the bus stopped. Experts said that carbon monoxide from a gasoline-powered private generator flowed into the bus, but all the windows, except for the one next to the driver's seat, were covered with publicity film and there was no ventilation. I told him. According to a police source, a judicial autopsy will be performed on Mr. A and Mr. B on the 17th, and after examining the details of the accident, if there is any negligence, the plan is to investigate the responsible person on suspicion of professional negligence resulting in death.

Copyrights(C) Edaily wowkorea.jp 5