Thai man detained over fatal hit-and-run

A Thai man has been detained over an alleged hit-and-run incident. Yonhap

By Lee Min-young

A Thai man has been detained after an alleged hit-and-run incident that killed one Chinese and injured four others, police said Sunday.

Mokpo Police Station in South Jeolla Province said it is investigating the man, 36, whose identity is being withheld, for allegedly striking five Chinese pedestrians while driving a truck at Sinan about 8:20 p.m. on Feb. 23.

He was unlicensed and under the influence of alcohol, police said.

After he fled the scene, the victims were brought to a nearby hospital, but a man, 71, later died.

Police said the victims were returning home after working at a spring onion farm in the county.

The suspect turned himself in to police two hours after the incident.

Police said the suspect and the victims were illegal immigrants overstaying their visas.