A worker from the Korea Environment Corporation (K-eco) was killed after being hit by a drone while measuring air quality at a factory in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province. The police are investigating the incident.

At 11:02 AM on the 28th, an employee A (in his 40s) of the Korea Environment Corporation (K-eco) measuring air quality at a factory in Palbok-dong, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, dies after being struck by a drone, and the police are investigating. The photo shows the factory where the accident occurred. /Courtesy of Jeonbuk Autonomous Fire Headquarters

According to the North Jeolla Provincial Police Agency on the 28th, at around 11:02 a.m. that day, a man in his 40s, referred to as A, was transported to the hospital in a state of cardiac arrest but ultimately died.

A was an employee of the Korea Environment Corporation (K-eco) under the Ministry of Environment and was working by climbing about 50 meters up a chimney to measure air quality when a drone that was moving above him fell towards him, leading to the accident.

The drone was being operated by an employee from a drone company who was with him.

It was confirmed that the 60 kg drone's wing malfunctioned after hitting the chimney.

The police are investigating the exact circumstances surrounding the incident.

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