Cabbie unconscious since hit by Air Busan official's BMW

The damaged BMW sedan at Gimhae International Airport. The car careened into a taxi at 107kph and almost killed the cabbie. Courtesy of Busan police agency

The back of a taxi was severely damaged after the speeding BMW sedan hit it at Gimhae International Airport. Courtesy of Busan police agency

By Jung Hae-myoung

A taxi driver hit by a speeding BMW sedan at Gimhae International Airport has been unconscious since the accident July 10.

The BMW's driver is expected to be arrested by July 19 as the probe is still under way.

Video footage of the so-called “BMW Fast and Furious” ― recorded from a camera in the car ― has gone viral. It vividly shows the minutes before the car hits the cabbie, who was unloading a customer's bags from the trunk.

The BMW was accelerating up to 130 kilometers per hour, more than three times the 40kph speed limit, while entering the passenger terminal area. It hit the cabbie at 107kph.

The suspect is said work for Air Busan, Asiana's low-cost airline. His passenger was a female flight attendant trainee

Busan police said the suspect was speeding to get his colleague to the airport on time for a training session.