On the 24th, two bicycles were hit by passenger cars one after another in Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki City, and a 50-year-old suspect who was arrested in an accident that killed two people including a 3-year-old boy "was in the passenger seat. I was worried about my pet and looked away, "he said in an interview with the police.
At around 1:30 pm on the 24th, two bicycles were hit by passenger cars one after another on a city road in Miyazaki, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki, with Mieko Horima (39) in Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki and Ryomasa Inamoto in Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki. Chan (3) died and her 29-year-old mother was seriously injured.
Police have arrested a 50-year-old Kyoko Funado, who was driving a passenger car and lives nearby, and is investigating on suspicion of being fatally injured by negligent driving.
In a subsequent investigation, he stated that the situation at the time of the accident was "I was sitting in the passenger seat to take my sick pet parakeet to the hospital. I was worried about my pet and looked away." I found out from an interview with the police that I was doing it.
Police are investigating the situation further as the car crossed the center line and plunged into the bicycle.