Court issues arrest warrant for truck driver for running into people at rally

▲ This composite photo, taken April 23, 2026, shows a 40-something truck driver (L), who drove into a group of rallygoers, and a 60-something union member, who drove into a police barricade, appearing for their arrest warrant hearings at the Jinju branch of the Changwon District Court in Jinju, about 290 kilometers southeast of Seoul. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)

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Court issues arrest warrant for truck driver for running into people at rally

JINJU, South Korea, April 23 (Yonhap) -- A district court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for a truck driver who drove into a group of rallygoers in the southeastern city of Jinju this week, killing one and injuring two others.

On Monday, the 2.5-ton truck struck participants of a cargo worker rally under the Korean Public Service and Transport Workers' Union near a CU convenience store logistics center in Jinju, about 290 kilometers southeast of Seoul.

The Jinju branch of the Changwon District Court issued the warrant for the driver, a non-union member in his 40s, citing risk of flight and destroying evidence.

Police have applied a murder charge against the driver after determining he acted recklessly. Authorities believe the collision happened as rallygoers tried to block the vehicle from exiting the site.

The fatal incident sparked outcry from the union, with one of the members driving into a police barricade outside the logistics center, injuring a police officer.

The court also granted a warrant for the arrest of the union member, a man in his 60s.

Unionized cargo workers had staged the rally to call for negotiations with BGF Retail Co., the operator of CU.

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