On the 9th, an 81-year-old suspect who was driving was arrested by the police on suspicion of hit-and-run, alleging that he hit a line of elementary school students in a group school in Kikugawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture, injuring five children and ran away. I did.
Around 7:30 am on the 9th, a car running from behind collided with a line of children from a nearby elementary school who was attending a group of about 30 people on a city road in Kikugawa City, and ran away from the scene.
In this accident, a girl child in the third grade of elementary school suffered a serious injury that broke her toe, and four children from the first grade to the sixth grade of elementary school suffered minor injuries such as bruising their shoulders and knees.
Police identified the owner from the information on the number of the car witnessed by the children, and arrested Motoji Ichiki (81) of Ikeda, Iwata City, who was driving after 10 pm on the 9th, on suspicion of hit-and-run and negligent driving injury. Did.
The site is a narrow road that is about 200 meters north of the elementary school where children go, and is wide enough for one car to pass.
There are no guardrails or roadside belts, and it is an elementary school commuting route, and police are investigating the situation at that time in detail.
Police have not disclosed their approval or disapproval.