December
2

The death of a quarry worker in Cheongwon County, North Chungcheong Province, Korea on Wednesday was not caused by an exploding mobile phone but by a heavy vehicle accident, police said Thursday. Police said a colleague of the victim’s lied about the cause of death to conceal his fault. The colleague identified as Kwon (58), who reported the accident on Thursday, was backing up a hydraulic drill rig at the quarry and accidentally killed Seo (33) by running over. Seo died stuck between the vehicle and a rock. He later told police the cause of death was an exploding mobile phone in Seo’s breast pocket.

