On the morning of the 12th, one of the two cars that had a collision accident rushed into the line of elementary school students who were on the sidewalk on the national highway in Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture.

According to police and others, seven children were injured in the accident, and one of them was seriously injured.

After 7:30 am on the 12th, a large truck collided with a passenger car at the intersection of National Highway 419 in Shoei-cho, Kariya City, and the passenger car rushed into a line of elementary school students on the sidewalk.



According to police and fire departments, seven children in grades 1 to 6 of the nearby Asahi Elementary School were injured and treated in the accident, and one of them in grade 6 had a hip bone, etc. He was seriously injured and the other 6 were slightly injured.



The drivers of heavy trucks and passenger cars were not injured.

According to police, the scene was at an intersection without traffic lights, and when a passenger car stopped and tried to turn left to get out of the national highway, it collided with a large truck, and there was no guardrail on the sidewalk where the children were. is.



Police are investigating the detailed cause of the accident by asking the drivers of heavy trucks and passenger cars about the situation at that time.

The man watching over ...

A man in his 80s who was watching elementary school students go to school every morning near the accident site said, "I rescued the girl from under the car with the driver of the passenger car that caused the accident. I'm shocked to see that. I think I couldn't do something myself to prevent the accident. "