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Police officer rescues driver suffering cardiac arrest on eight lane road

A driver in South Korea survived a cardiac arrest on a busy eight-lane road after a police officer responded quickly at the scene.

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A driver who collapsed from a cardiac arrest while driving on an eight-lane road saved his life due to the rapid intervention of a police officer, 매일경제 reported. The incident took place in Jungnang-gu, where a video of the rescue was recorded and later shared by authorities. [1]

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency posted footage of the incident on its official YouTube channel at around 3 p.m. on the 11th of last month, according to 매일경제. The video showed a black car suddenly reversing in the middle of the eight-lane road with its passenger door open and a foot visible. [1]

The prompt action by the officer at the scene managed to secure the vehicle and provide critical aid to the driver, as HEROIC BREAKING NEWS previously reported on similar emergency responses involving cardiac arrests. [1][2]

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In short

  • A driver collapsed from cardiac arrest while driving on an eight-lane road in Jungnang-gu.
  • A police officer acted quickly at the scene to save the driver's life.
  • Video of the rescue was published on the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency YouTube channel.

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Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]It was reported that a driver who collapsed due to cardiac arrest while driving in the middle of an매일경제, 4h ago (the report this story comes from)

Background

  1. [2]Medical student saves runner who collapsed at Manchester Half Marathon HEROIC BREAKING NEWS, 17h ago
  2. [3]Somerset mother reunites with emergency team following London Marathon cardiac arrest HEROIC BREAKING NEWS, 16d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 3 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

Earlier reports of ours on the same people and subjects.

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