On November 29, Taeyeon of Girls' Generation was involved in a three-car rear-end collision at around 8 PM KST in Gangnam, Seoul.
The Gangnam Police Department reports that the Mercedes-Benz that Taeyeon was driving rear-ended a Kia taxi, which in turn led the taxi to collide with an Audi in front of it. The two passengers of the taxi and the Audi driver were minorly injured and were moved to the hospital nearby accordingly. The police also said none suffered any external injury.
"Taeyeon got to the hospital first only because she is famous," wrote the alleged victim.
Taeyeon's label SM Entertainment issued an official statement that read "Taeyeon's negligent driving led to a traffic collision. She apologizes to the drivers and the passengers involved and will take full responsibility for the accident."
According to the statement, Taeyeon has returned home from the hospital and is without injury. She is also "sorry for causing concern to many."
An official at the Gangnam Fire Station clarified to the press that "there seems to have been a misunderstanding that Taeyeon was prioritized in being given medical treatment" but she was "only moved to the hospital first because she was classified as an emergency patient after a complaint of chest pain."
By Gothesun and Arin Kim voomvoomk@gmail.com