A car that crashed into a convenience store in Gangneung, Gangwon Province. [Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Fire Department/Yonhap]
A car that crashed into a convenience store in Gangneung, Gangwon Province. [Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Fire Department/Yonhap]

A customer was injured Thursday after an elderly driver's SUV plowed into a convenience store in Gangwon Province.

The incident occurred at around 3:10 p.m. Thursday when a Tucson SUV driven by a man in his 80s, identified only as A, crashed into a convenience store in Seongsan-myeon, Gangneung.

A customer in his 40s was taken to a hospital after suffering a shin injury from debris. Authorities confirmed A had not been drinking and was licensed to drive.

Police are investigating the circumstances of the accident, including the possibility that A mistakenly pressed the accelerator instead of the brake.


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