Home

The Korea Herald

Latest news

Most Popular

  1. 1

    1 in 3 Koreans live alone, family types becoming diverse

    1 in 3 Koreans live alone, family types becoming diverse
  2. 2

    Korea, Japan finance chiefs vow to tame rampant FX market volatility

    Korea, Japan finance chiefs vow to tame rampant FX market volatility
  3. 3

    US 'incredibly concerned' about suspected NK-Iran military ties

    US 'incredibly concerned' about suspected NK-Iran military ties
  4. 4

    K-pop group's manager dismissed for setting up spycam in theater dressing room

    K-pop group's manager dismissed for setting up spycam in theater dressing room
  5. 5

    K-pop singer lost consciousness after being hit by foul ball, cancels show

    K-pop singer lost consciousness after being hit by foul ball, cancels show
  1. 6

    Korean Muslim YouTuber's plan to build mosque in Incheon goes viral

    Korean Muslim YouTuber's plan to build mosque in Incheon goes viral
  2. 7

    [Kim Seong-kon] Democracy and the future of South Korea

    [Kim Seong-kon] Democracy and the future of South Korea
  3. 8

    Yoon's office denies considering liberal figures for key posts

    Yoon's office denies considering liberal figures for key posts
  4. 9

    Why is Apple Pay struggling to get purchase in Korea?

    Why is Apple Pay struggling to get purchase in Korea?
  5. 10

    Seoul says Fu Bao loan 'not going to happen'

    Seoul says Fu Bao loan 'not going to happen'
지나쌤

Woman jumps from high-speed train, must pay damages

By Choi Ji-won

Published : May 10, 2019 - 11:52

    • Link copied

A woman in her 30s jumped off a running high-speed train at around 8:45 p.m. on Thursday. She was rescued and moved to a hospital, but now faces a hefty bill to compensate the train company. 

According to Korail and Gongju Police Station, a 31-year-old female passenger, whose name has not been disclosed, threw herself from a KTX train traveling at around 170 kilometers per hour. The train, which had departed from Seoul heading to Mokpo, South Jeolla Province, was traveling between Osong Station in North Chungcheong Province and Gongju Station in South Chungcheong Province when she jumped. She had used an emergency hammer equipped in the train to break the window.


Woman who jumped off from KTX on Thursday gets rescued (Gongju Fire Station. Yonhap) Woman who jumped off from KTX on Thursday gets rescued (Gongju Fire Station. Yonhap)

Other passengers who witnessed the jump alerted train crew, who called a rescue team. The woman was discovered lying by the rails in Gongju. Severely wounded all over her body, she was transferred to a nearby hospital and has since regained consciousness.

Authorities are investigating why the woman jumped from the train. 

According to crew who arrived as the woman was hanging partially out of the train, the woman shouted “I don’t want to live anymore” before jumping through the broken window.

Twelve KTX trains were delayed, with the longest set back an hour and 24 minutes. The company expects to disperse compensation of approximately 27 million won ($23,000) in total to passengers on the delayed trains. 

Korail also plans to charge the woman for expenses resulting from the broken window.


By Choi Ji-won (jwc@heraldcorp.com)

More from Headlines