Social Affairs
Alzheimer’s patient hit and killed by train
May 8, 2018
An elderly man in his 80s died from the impact of a Korail-operated train in Donghae, Gangwon Province, police said Tuesday. The 82-year-old victim, surnamed Kim, was hit by the Mugunghwa train en route to Jeongdongjin Station near Samunjae tunnel at 5:36 a.m. Tuesday. YouTubeAccording to the police, Kim, who was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, had been living at a nursing home in the area. Police believe that the victim could not hear the incoming train, despite the train horn, as he was c