Human or mechanical error? Family challenges carmaker over accident that killed child

An appellate trial on compensation for the 2022 crash that killed a 12-year-old child began Thursday at the Chuncheon branch of the Seoul High Court, with the families of both the driver and the victim claiming the crash was caused by a mechanical error in the vehicle. The family of the victim, Lee Do-hyeon, is seeking 920 million won ($630,000) in damages from KG Mobility — formerly SsangYong Motor Co. — for what they claim was sudden unintended acceleration of the car driven by Lee’s grandmoth

By The Korea Herald