Overview
- Osaka Prefectural Police arrested Tatsuya Hamada, 37, on suspicion of arson of non‑building property.
- He told investigators he was the driver, intentionally struck a guardrail, poured gasoline, and set the stopped vehicle on fire.
- Firefighters discovered a burned male body in the rear seat, which police say appears to be a man in his 50s to 60s.
- A judicial autopsy listed the cause of death as undetermined, and police are working to confirm the victim’s identity.
- The crash and fire occurred around 4:35–4:40 a.m. on Nov. 3 in Kashiwara, Osaka Prefecture, on a straight three‑lane section; Hamada was injured and questioned after his Nov. 13 hospital discharge.