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01/10/2008 21:12. One minute, it was strutting its stuff, and then the next minute, it crashed into four idle cars, injuring three passengers and six passersby, allegedly due to sudden acceleration for reasons that differ, depending on who to ask. The latest accident surrounding the Mercedes-Benz S600 model could be damaging, considering the European maker's safety-first principle.

After the Sept. 18 accident, Mercedes Benz Korea rushed to complete an internal diagnosis to assess whether the crash was caused by a defective car part. The driver claimed that his top grade S600 model that easily costs over 200 million won suddenly moved forward upon start-up.

However, the carmaker argued that its test results indicate that the accident was not caused by sudden acceleration, but was most likely the driver's... // 코리아타임즈