On the afternoon of the 15th, a three-wheeled vehicle called a "tuk-tuk" driven by a tourist in Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture, plunged into the sidewalk and hit three pedestrians one after another, leaving a man in his teens unconscious in critical condition.
At around 15:2 p.m. on the 3th, a three-wheeled vehicle called a "tuk-tuk" rammed into the sidewalk on a national highway in East Coast Town, Atami City, hit three pedestrians one after another, and then collided with pillars and other objects.
According to the police, three men in their teens and 3s from Saitama Prefecture who were on the sidewalk were taken to the hospital, and one of them was unconscious and in critical condition.
According to the police, the driver was a man in his 10s from Chiba Prefecture who was visiting for sightseeing, and he rented a tuk-tuk at a rental car shop in Atami City and drove it.
This tuk-tuk is a 20-seater type from Thailand, and you can drive it if you have a regular car driver's license.
A 3-year-old man who witnessed the accident said, "I used to get on the sidewalk and ram into where there were people as if the steering wheel had stopped working.
The scene is a two-lane national highway with heavy traffic, and police are investigating the circumstances of the accident.