SEOUL, An SUV rammed into a guard post in front of the official residence of the Russian ambassador to South Korea, seriously injuring a police officer on duty, officials said Monday. The accident happened at 10:10 p.m. Sunday in front of the ambassador's residence in Seoul's central district of Jongno, and the officer was taken to a hospital with serious injuries to his neck and shoulders, officials said. The driver was not under the influence of alcohol, officials said. Police are looking into the exact cause of the crash. Confirming the accident, the Russian Embassy sent out a consolation message to the injured police officer. "We express our sympathies to the police officer injured in this accident and wish him a speedy recovery," the embassy said in a social media post. The accident "did not create a threat to the safety of the staffers of the diplomatic mission," it said. Source: Yonhap News Agency Krabi, An incident occurred with a concrete bridge beam during an elevated road construction in front of Krabi Airport. It fell on the worker's leg, seriously injuring him. At approximately 7:00 p.m. on January 29, 2024, rescue workers in Krabi Province were notified that there were construction workers on the Plalang Intersection - Nuea Khlong District Section 2 elevated road project in front of Krabi Airport. It fell on a male worker, about 30 years old, and was seriously injured. In the state of lying face down Wear a black t-shirt on both legs from the knee down. It was hit by a large cement bridge beam. Tens of tons of weight crushed the leg until it was crushed, causing breathing to be difficult. Rescuers performed first aid. Before a fellow construction worker brought a crane to lift the concrete beam. and rushed the injured person to the hospital From questioning construction workers who were at the scene of the incident, it was learned that the cause was from a backhoe that was working that had th rown its bucket and hit the beam. Causing the welds that connect the beams to fall apart. The beam fell down. The injured person was in the area and was not careful. Therefore, a beam from an elevated bridge fell on his leg and seriously injured him. Source: Thai News Agency
(LEAD) Car rams into guard post at Russian ambassador’s residence, injures police officerA concrete bridge beam in front of the airport fell on a worker, seriously injuring him.