A man who was driving into a construction site, killing two people, and killing five people was arrested December 11, 9:03
At dawn on the 11th, a tank lorry plunged into a construction site on a national road in Chiba City, two people died, five people were injured, and the police arrested the man who was driving the tank lorry on the spot. In response to the investigation, the man stated that he was operating the equipment in the car and didn't look closely.
According to the police and the fire department, the tank lorry rushed into the sewer construction site that was being carried out on National Route 357, Miyuki-ku, Mihama-ku, Chiba City, after 2:00 am on the 11th.
In this accident, two men in their 40s and 50s who were on the scene died, and five people were injured and received treatment at the hospital.
The police arrested Naoki Kondo (43), suspected of accidental driving injuries, in Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture, who was driving a tank truck.
In response to the survey so far, Suspect Kondo stated that he was operating the equipment in the car and was not looking at the front.
According to the Chiba National Highway Office that manages the road, it was impossible to pass one lane of the three lanes on one side from the night of the 10th, and the sewerage work was being carried out.
The site is a straight road with good prospects about 600 meters west from JR Nishi-Chiba Station, and the police will switch the suspect to accidental driving lethal injury and investigate the situation of the accident in detail.