On the 15th, two 19-year-old men and women were hit by a mini-vehicle at a rotary in front of a station in Kagamiishi-cho, Fukushima Prefecture, resulting in the death of a male university student and serious injury to another.The mini-vehicle temporarily stopped in front of the station. According to an interview with the police, it appears that the driver did not stop at the intersection and caused the accident at a speed of over 40km/h.
On the 15th, two people, a man and a woman, who were getting off a driving school shuttle bus were hit by a light passenger car at the rotary in front of JR Kagamiishi Station in Kagamiishi Town, Fukushima Prefecture.Tomoya Hoshino (19), a first-year university student from Miyashiro Town, Saitama Prefecture, was killed. died, and a 19-year-old female university student from Kanagawa Prefecture suffered serious injuries, including a fractured skull.
Police arrested Hideko Omokawa (72), a part-time employee living in the town who was driving the light passenger car, on the spot, and on the morning of the 17th, she was referred to the Public Prosecutor's Office on suspicion of negligent driving resulting in death or injury.
It appears that the light passenger car did not stop at the intersection where there was a stop sign, but entered from the exit of the rotary in front of the station and headed towards the station building, but footage from nearby security cameras shows that it was traveling at speeds of over 40 km/h. In an interview with the police, it was learned that the accident appears to have been caused by the accident.
Additionally, the two people who were hit were the last of the six who got off the shuttle bus and were involved in the accident.
In response to the investigation, the driver stated, ``I mistakenly pressed the accelerator and the brake.'' The police are investigating the circumstances of the accident in detail.