At around 3:30 pm on the 13th, a 7-year-old boy who was crossing a pedestrian crossing on a kickboard was hit by a light passenger car at an intersection on a national highway in Hiroshima City.
According to police, the boy died, and the 63-year-old suspect who was driving was arrested and investigated on the spot because the car ignored the red light and hit the boy.
Around 3:30 pm on the 13th, at the intersection of National Route 54 in Kabe, Asakita Ward, Hiroshima City, a 7-year-old elementary school boy who was crossing the crosswalk on a kickboard was hit by a running light passenger car. was given.
The boy was taken to hospital but died after hitting his head, police said.
The scene was an intersection with a good view with a traffic light, and the police accused Kazuhiro Kurisu, 63, of the construction industry, who was driving a light passenger car, on suspicion of negligent driving injury after ignoring a red light and hitting a boy. was arrested on the spot.
In response to the investigation, the police decided to switch the suspicion to negligent driving causing death because he stated that he had overlooked the signal.