An elderly man dies after being hit by two cars. The second car escapes. Kawasaki Jan. 16 at 15:23
On the morning of the 16th, an 83-year-old pedestrian was hit by a light wagon on a road in Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, and then killed by a whitish car in the opposite lane. The whitish car escapes as it is, and police are investigating it as a runaway case.
Around 5:30 a.m. on August 16, at a new road in Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Uigame Tanaka (83), who lived near a stick while walking, was hit by a light wagon and flew to the opposite lane. , I was hit by a whitish car.
Tanaka was taken to a hospital, where his death was confirmed shortly.
The mini wagon stopped on the spot, and police arrested a self-employed Mitsuo Otsu, 47, in Ebina, Kanagawa, who was driving, on the spot on suspicion of negligible driving injury.
On the other hand, since the whitish car has just escaped from the scene, the police are investigating the whereabouts of the car that fled as a ground escape incident and examining the situation that led to Mr. Tanaka's death.
The site is a straight road with good visibility with one lane on each side.
According to the police, in Kanagawa prefecture, nine people died in a traffic accident by the 15th, the highest number in the whole country.