Jung Min-ho has worked as a staff writer at The Korea Times since 2012, mostly covering social and political issues. He currently belongs to the Politics & City Desk where he covers topics such as health, labor and human rights. Prior to joining the team, he was responsible for covering North Korea and sports. His article about a biosecurity breach of Middle East respiratory syndrome won him an award from the Korea Science Journalists Association in 2016. He is also the co-author of the book, "Medical Pioneers of Korea" (2019). He served as the head of the international relations committee at the Journalists Association of Korea from 2021 to 2023.
Korean woman dies after tram hits her in Milan
A Korean woman has died after a tram struck her in the Italian city of Milan. Gettyimagesbank
By Jung Min-ho
By Jung Min-ho
A Korean woman in her early 20s has died after a tram hit her in Milan.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Wednesday, the victim, who was visiting the city with two Korean friends, was struck near Porta Venezia in the northeast of the city center about midnight Monday (local time).
She was about to start her first year at college in Britain.
The Korean Consulate General in Milan said it has told her family in Korea of the accident.
A local media outlet
Tuesday that the incident occurred when the tram was rounding a curve. Police are investigating.
The friends and the tram driver were taken to a nearby hospital suffering shock.