Overview
- A woman in her 20s struck at a crosswalk died on Nov. 25, bringing the death toll to two, and nine others aged from their teens to 70s were injured.
- CCTV analysis indicates the car hit pedestrians on a crosswalk and sidewalk over roughly 290 meters before colliding with a truck, with no clear braking near the end and a speed around 60 km/h.
- A 37-year-old Adachi resident was arrested on suspicion of stealing the used vehicle and is believed to have driven it during the crash.
- Investigators are probing suspected hit-and-run and dangerous driving causing death or injury and are assessing the suspect’s criminal responsibility, with his name withheld.
- The car was taken from a dealership about 1 km from the scene roughly two hours earlier in a two-minute window, and the suspect denies theft, claiming he intended a test drive toward Kanagawa.