In an accident in Yachimata City, Chiba Prefecture, where a truck crashed into a line of elementary school students and killed or injured five children, police analyzed in detail the damage to the utility poles that the truck collided with and the tire marks left on the scene, and immediately before the accident. I'm going to investigate how fast it was.
On the afternoon of the 28th, a truck rushed into a line of elementary school students on their way home from school in Yachimata City, Chiba Prefecture, and five children were hit. In addition to the death of (7), an 8-year-old girl became unconscious and seriously injured by 7- and 6-year-old boys.
Police arrested a truck driver, Hiroshi Umezawa (60), who lives nearby, and is investigating on suspicion of accidental driving fatal injury, but according to investigators, alcohol exceeding the standard was detected in the breath and investigated. He said, "I drank alcohol on my way home."
In addition, according to the investigation so far, there were no noticeable brake marks on the site, so the police analyzed in detail the damage situation of the utility pole that the truck collided with and the tire marks left on the site, and which one was just before the accident. We are going to investigate whether the speed was about the same and whether Umezawa was in a state where he could drive normally.