Overview

• The Okinawa crash occurred around 7:15 a.m. on National Route 58 in Ginowan, where a scooter mounted the sidewalk on a right curve and struck a water tank.
• The 21-year-old driver from Yaese Town was confirmed dead at the scene, while his rear passenger was unconscious and in critical condition after being transported to a central Okinawa hospital.
• Police reported the driver was not wearing a helmet, whereas the passenger had one on, and they are examining how the scooter left the roadway.
• In Hokkaido, Kitahiroshima City announced that 62-year-old public employee and school teacher Hiroki Igarashi died after falling into a roadside gutter during a city-hosted cycling event.
• The fall happened around 1:00 p.m. in Naganuma as he turned right at an intersection; he was wearing a helmet, showed no prominent external injuries on initial report, and Kuriyama Police are investigating.