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'교통사고 의인’ 제주대 이영호 씨, 포스코히어로즈 선정
JNU student rescuer at car collision site named as ‘POSCO Hero’

POSCO TJ Park Foundation presented the certificate of a POSCO Heroe to a second-year Jeju National University student who helped with the rescue operation after the recent car collision near Jeju National University, the university announced Tuesday (May 11).

The 23-year-old student named Lee Yong-ho (Department of Korean Language Education) witnessed a large cargo truck collide with two public buses and a smaller truck at 5:59 p.m. on April 6 at a traffic intersection near Jeju National University. Lee immediately ran to help the bus passengers move to a safer place until the fire department-led rescue squad arrived.

POSCO TJ Foundation selected him as the winner of its renowned funding program, based on the recommendations by Jeju Special Self-Governing Province and Jeju Fire Department.

The foundation established the POSCO Heroes Fellowship program in 2019 to enable those who sacrificed themselves for the nation or social justice or their children to keep studying on a continued basis. So far, 31 POSCO Heroes have been announced, including Lee.