On the 28th, a truck crashed into a line of elementary school students on their way home from school in Yachimata City, Chiba Prefecture, killing two children, leaving one unconscious and seriously injured.
Alcohol exceeding the standard was detected in the arrested driver, but the police are in detail because he also stated that he suddenly turned the steering wheel to avoid it because a person came out on the road. I'm investigating.
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, hitting four boys and five children with one girl, killing two boys and one. However, two people are seriously injured and are being treated at the hospital.
Police have arrested a nearby truck driver, Hiroshi Umezawa (60), on the spot and are investigating it on suspicion of accidental driving fatal injury.
Alcohol exceeding the standard has been detected in Umezawa's breath in the investigation so far, but according to the investigator, "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 bumped into 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.