Society | Jan 05

1 killed, 5 injured after taxi hits pedestrians in Tokyo

A woman was killed and five other people were injured Monday when a taxi driven by a 73-year-old man hit a group of pedestrians on a crosswalk in Tokyo, police said.

The taxi hit the six people on a busy road in the capital's Shibuya Ward at around 7 p.m. when the driver, Heiji Aizawa, failed to stop at a traffic light, the police said.

The taxi's passenger told police Aizawa appeared to have suffered a health issue.

Yuko Sato, 49, died in the accident. Of the five people, a woman in her 40s and her 9-year-old son sustained serious injuries. Aizawa was also taken to hospital.


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