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a lawyer who was a former administrator in the
presidential office and also appeared on television fled after a contact accident in the middle of Seoul. He left the scene immediately after the accident without taking any action, and police are investigating the lawyer on suspicion of violating the Road Traffic Act.

News of the incident and accident was covered by reporter Kim Min-joon.

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It is a boulevard in
Seoul's Gangnam district.

At about 9 a.m. yesterday (11th), Mr. A, a former administrator of the President's Office, fled without action after making contact on this road.

The accident occurred on this main road.

Mr. A was reportedly driving his car when he collided with a vehicle next to him as he was attempting to change lanes.

It was confirmed that the other driver was not seriously injured due to a simple contact accident in which the sides of the vehicle collided, and there were no passengers in the vehicle driven by Mr. A.

The police, who arrested Mr. A on suspicion of failing to act after an accident under the Road Traffic Act, will investigate the exact circumstances of the accident, such as whether he was drunk, based on the dashcam footage.

Mr. A, who made a name for himself by appearing in a variety show, reportedly served as an administrator in the presidential office until September last year.



--- flames soar into the sky.

At about half past 9 o'clock last night, a fire broke out in a second-floor pension in Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi, and was extinguished in about 11 hour and 2 minutes.

Two guests staying at the pension were evacuated, while the others were outside the building and there were no casualties.



Firefighters are working to extinguish --- collapsed buildings.

At around 1:20 p.m. yesterday, a fire broke out in a family house in Busan's South District.

A man in his 2s, who lived alone, was evacuated, but there were no casualties, and the flames were contained in just over an hour.

Based on the man's statement that the fire started in the warehouse, fire authorities plan to investigate the exact cause of the fire.

(Video Interview: Kim Tae-hoon, Video Editing: Lee So-young, Screen Credit: Busan Nambu Fire Department)