Overview
- In Asaka, Saitama, 12-year-old Takahashi Mizuki was struck by a passenger car after falling into the roadway and died about two hours after being taken to a hospital.
- Asaka police arrested a 61-year-old male driver on suspicion of negligent driving causing injury under the Automobile Driving Death/Injury Punishment Law.
- The Asaka crash occurred on a straight municipal road about 5.1 meters wide with a roadside lane, according to police.
- In Nagano, a passerby reported a person collapsed in a private alley around 6:50 a.m., and the adult was confirmed dead at the scene near JR Nagano Station.
- Nagano Chuo Police are investigating a suspected fatal hit-and-run after security footage indicated a garbage truck reversed into the cul-de-sac around 6:13–6:15 a.m., and they are questioning the truck driver.