On the 21st, at around 1:21 PM, a fire pump truck that was responding to remove a beehive fell off a cliff 10m below while reversing in Chisan-ri, Shinyeong-myeon, Yeongcheon City, Gyeongbuk. /Courtesy of Gyeongbuk Fire Headquarters

A fire truck dispatched to remove a beehive in Yeongcheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do, fell, injuring three firefighters seriously.

According to the Gyeongbuk Fire Department and others, around 1:21 p.m. the day before, the fire truck fell into a cliff 10 meters down while reversing in Chisan-ri, Shinnyeong-myeon, Yeongcheon. Three firefighters aboard the fire truck sustained serious injuries, including fractures, and were transported to a hospital.

The police are investigating the exact cause of the accident.

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