SEOUL—South Korean authorities launched an investigation on Tuesday after three people died during a car test at a Hyundai Motor plant in the city of Ulsan, police told Reuters.
The two Hyundai researchers and one Hyundai contractor were found unconscious in a car at around 3:00 p.m. while they were testing it in a “chamber,” according to Hyundai’s labor union.
Media reports said the three had suffocated.
A police officer in Ulsan said the police and the labor ministry were investigating the incident, including its cause.
A fire department official told Reuters that it first received a report at 3:17 pm that the accident happened at Hyundai’s No.4 factory….
South Korea Authorities Launch Probe After 3 Die in Hyundai Car Test
