Gai Motors News According to Reuters and Yonhap News Agency, on November 19, an accident occurred at a factory of South Korean automaker Hyundai Motors in Ulsan, killing three people.
Police and forensic doctors launched a joint investigation into the cause of the accident.
Ulsan Factory Port.
Photo source: Hyundai Motor.
The Hyundai Motor Union revealed that at around 3 pm local time on November 19, two Hyundai Motor researchers and one researcher affiliated with a subcontractor were in a testing room.
During the performance test of the car, they were found unconscious.
They were taken to a nearby hospital, but eventually died after treatment.
A South Korean fire department official said that they first received the report at 3:17 pm that day, saying that the accident occurred at Hyundai Motor’s fourth factory.
The Ulsan Local Police Department said it will conduct an on-site joint inspection of the factory’s test room together with the National Institute of Science and Research, the Korean Ministry of Labor, and the Korean Occupational Safety and Health Administration to check safety facilities and details of vehicle performance tests.
, It is speculated that the victim died of suffocation by inhaling toxic gases from the enclosed space during a test drive and engine idle test.
Police have requested an autopsy on the body to determine the cause of death.
Hyundai Motor said in a statement: “Hyundai Motor is deeply saddened by the incident at its Ulsan plant in South Korea.
Hyundai Motor will fully cooperate with all relevant departments to determine the cause of this incident.
“, In November last year, Hyundai Motor invested 2 trillion won (approximately US$1.
44 billion) in Ulsan, South Korea, to build an electric vehicle factory as the company accelerates its transition from gasoline-powered vehicles to electric vehicles.
The Ulsan factory is Hyundai Motor’s largest manufacturing factory and has its own port.
The automobile factory has an annual production capacity of 1.
4 million units, of which 1.
1 million units are exported.
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