On the morning of the 4th, on the national highway in Soja City, Okayama Prefecture, two kindergarten girls crossing the pedestrian crossing and a total of four mothers were hit by a passenger car, of which one girl and one mother were conscious. It is an unknown serious body.
A 64-year-old company officer who was driving was arrested and told police investigation that he was "sleeping", according to an interview with an investigative official.
After 8:30 am on the 4th, I ran on National Highway 180 in Soja City when three and four year old girls attending kindergarten and two mothers each crossed the pedestrian crossing. I was hit by a passenger car.
Both were taken to the hospital, of which a 4-year-old girl and a 3-year-old girl's mother (46) were unconscious.
In addition, a 4-year-old girl's mother (42) was seriously injured with a broken hip, and a 3-year-old girl was slightly injured on her face.
In this accident, police arrested a 64-year-old company officer in Niimi City, Okayama Prefecture, who was driving a passenger car, on the spot on suspicion of negligent driving injuries.
According to an investigative official, he admitted to the investigation and stated that he was "sleeping. I noticed it after the car hit."
The site is a pedestrian crossing with a push-button traffic light near JR East Sosha Station, and according to the investigation so far, it seems that the passenger car has hit a red light.
Police are investigating the details of the accident, as all four were on their way to a kindergarten about 700 meters away.