Korean dead in Ghana while escaping misunderstanding

A female Korean student died in Ghana while apparently trying to escape from potential abduction, according to Korean government on Monday.

The 21-year-old victim, a student from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul, was on a trip with other four classmates for a school project to research the slave trade.

The team had landed on Kotoka International Airport in the capital Accra on Sunday

However, soon they got into a taxi the driver suddenly drove away, leaving the local Korean guide behind.

The two female students already inside sensed that something was wrong and tried to escape the vehicle, according to reports by the Yonhap news agency.

When jumping out of the car one severely injured her head, while the other suffered multiple abrasions of the abdomen, arms and legs

Although medical specialists at the airport provided first aid and tried to transport the severely injured victim for proper treatment, she was declared dead upon arrival at a hospital, an official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Yonhap.

The local police arrested the driver when he returned to the scene, saying he was there to give back their luggage. The Korean Embassy in Ghana requested a “fair and thorough” investigation by the police.