Overview
- A 2.5-ton truck at a CU logistics center in Jinju struck three union protesters Monday at about 10:32 a.m., killing a man in his 50s and injuring two others, according to local fire officials.
- Police on Wednesday sought an arrest warrant and applied a murder charge to the non-union driver in his 40s after video and the truck’s digital tachograph showed he saw the crowd, kept moving, and did not stop until after the impact.
- Following Monday’s fatal crash, a union-driven van rammed a police barricade near the site, a young officer suffered a minor head injury, and officers detained several union members as late-night clashes continued.
- Authorities say protesters tried to block a truck exiting the facility, while the Cargo Truckers Solidarity union blames police for forcing through replacement vehicles; national police launched a special probe and an internal review of officers’ actions.
- The rally presses BGF Retail and its logistics arm, BGF Logis, for direct talks despite a layered subcontracting system that classifies many drivers as independent, and both sides scheduled meetings for Wednesday as the ‘Yellow Envelope’ law debate intensifies.