Three die during car test at Hyundai plant in South Korea

ULSAN: Three researchers died of suffocation during vehicle testing at a Hyundai Motor Co plant in the southeastern city of Ulsan, South Korea, on Tuesday (Nov 19), officials said, reported Yonhap news agency.

The three, two Hyundai researchers and the other affiliated with a subcontractor, were found collapsed at a test chamber of the plant where they were conducting a car performance test at around 3pm in the day.

They were taken to nearby hospitals but were pronounced dead, according to company officials and authorities.

The victims were presumed to have been suffocated due to toxic gas in the enclosed space, and a police investigation is under way to find the exact cause of the accident, they added. - Bernama-Yonhap