TOKYO, Dec 05 (CNA) –
A Tokyo taxi driver was arrested for intentionally driving right into a flock of pigeons and killing one, police stated Tuesday (Dec 5), reportedly as a result of he was indignant that the birds had been on the street.
Atsushi Ozawa, 50, “used his car to kill a common pigeon, which is not a game animal”, within the Japanese capital final month, and was arrested on Sunday for violating wildlife safety legal guidelines, a Tokyo police spokesman informed AFP.
Ozawa sped off from a site visitors mild when it turned inexperienced, ploughing his taxi into the bevy of birds at a pace of 60kmh, native media stated.
The sound of the engine reportedly prompted a stunned passer-by to report the incident.
Tokyo police had a veterinarian carry out a autopsy on the hapless pigeon and decided its explanation for demise as traumatic shock, in keeping with native media.
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