On the 28th, a 60-year-old driver who was arrested in an accident in which a truck crashed into a line of elementary school students in Yachimata City, Chiba Prefecture, killed and injured five children, stated that he "drank alcohol on his way home." Was found by interviewing the investigators.
Around 3:30 pm on the 28th, a large truck rushed into a line of elementary school students on their way home from school in Yachimata City, Chiba Prefecture, hitting four boys and five children with one girl, killing two boys and others. One is seriously unconscious and two are seriously injured and are being treated at the hospital.
Police have arrested a truck driver, Hiroshi Umezawa (60), who lives nearby, and are investigating on suspicion of accidental driving fatal injury, but to support the suspicion, from around 8:30 am on the 28th, the office I'm searching for a shipping company or home.
According to the police, alcohol exceeding the standard was detected in Umezawa's breath, but in the subsequent investigation, it was stated to the investigators that "I drank alcohol on my way home." I learned anew from the interview.
He also stated, "A person came out on the road from the right side, so I suddenly turned the steering wheel to the left to avoid it. I hit a telephone pole and rushed into the children's line as it was."
The site is a straight road with no sidewalk, which is about 7 meters wide, and the police will investigate the circumstances leading up to the accident by analyzing the images of the surrounding security cameras and will also support the situation of drinking.