On the afternoon of the fifteenth, in Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture, a three-wheeled automobile known as a “tuk-tuk” pushed by a vacationer plunged into the sidewalk, hitting three pedestrians, amongst whom a 19-year-old college pupil died.
Around 2:30 pm on the fifteenth, a three-wheeled automobile known as a “tuk-tuk” plunged into the sidewalk on the nationwide freeway in Higashikaigancho, Atami City, hit three pedestrians one after one other, after which collided with a pillar.
The three individuals who had been hit had been taken to the hospital, and in keeping with the police, the demise of Haruki Nishii (19), a college pupil in Fujimi City, Saitama Prefecture, was confirmed about 6 hours after the accident.
In addition, a person in his 20s in Saitama Prefecture and a person in his 80s in Atami City are additionally injured, however there isn’t a life-threatening situation.
According to the police and others, the motive force was a 22-year-old male school pupil from Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture who was visiting for sightseeing.
This tuk-tuk is a four-seater kind from Thailand, and you’ll drive it if in case you have a driver’s license for a standard automotive.
A 60-year-old man who witnessed the accident stated, “I ran onto the sidewalk as if the steering wheel had stopped working and crashed into a spot the place there have been folks. Recently, I typically see tuk-tuks round right here, and I really feel that it’s harmful. I used to be speaking.
The scene is a nationwide freeway with two lanes on one facet with quite a lot of site visitors, and the police are investigating the circumstances of the accident.