The three people were found unconscious in a car while testing it in a testing chamber.
South Korean authorities opened an investigation on Tuesday, November 19, after the death of three people during a car test at a Hyundai Motor factory in the South Korean city of Ulsan, police announced.
According to an Ulsan-based police officer, two of the three people who died were researchers from the automaker who were participating in testing at Hyundai's Ulsan Plant No. 4 around 3 p.m. local time. The officer told Reuters that police and the labor ministry were investigating the incident.
Found unconscious
The three people were found unconscious in a car while testing it in a testing chamber, according to a union official. Media reported that the three people suffocated.
According to the South Korean media Le Chosun Ilbothese tests verify whether a vehicle's exhaust gases are properly vented under various environmental conditions such as temperature or humidity.
The daily specifies that the three victims are two senior researchers from the Hyundai Motor Company and a researcher from a partner company. According to statements obtained by the police, the test started around 12:50 p.m. but it was only at 3 p.m. that the researchers were found asphyxiated.
The Ulsan plant is Hyundai's largest production site, with its own port and an annual production capacity of 1.4 million vehicles, of which 1.1 million units are exported.
In November last year, Hyundai Motor inaugurated the 2 trillion won (€1.36 billion) factory for manufacturing electric vehicles (EVs) in South Korea, as the automaker accelerates production. abandonment of thermal engine cars.
