A 73-year-old taxi driver was suspected of having subarachnoid hemorrhage at the time in an accident in which a taxi hit pedestrians one after another in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo on the night of the 4th, killing one and seriously injuring five. It was found by interviewing the investigators that there was.
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating that it is possible that he lost consciousness while driving and entered the intersection as it was.
After 7:00 pm on the 4th, a taxi hit a pedestrian crossing a pedestrian crossing on the Koshu Highway in Sasazuka, Shibuya Ward, killing a 49-year-old woman living nearby and killing a 9-year-old boy in elementary school. Five people, including one, were seriously injured.
A 73-year-old male taxi driver has also been taken to the hospital for treatment.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the taxi drive recorder showed the driver swaying in a depressed state before the accident, but as a result of the diagnosis, the driver had subarachnoid hemorrhage at that time. Interviews with investigators revealed that there was a suspicion that he had been involved.
In addition, the taxi was also seen meandering, accelerating and decelerating, so the Metropolitan Police Department thought that the driver might have lost consciousness while driving and entered the intersection at the red light as it was. I am investigating the detailed situation.