Oct 22 (Japan Today) - A three-year-old boy was killed and his 31-year-old mother seriously injured in a hit-and-run in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Friday.
According to police, the incident occurred at around 6:30 p.m. on a road near Tsukuba Science City, Fuji TV reported. Police quoted a witness as saying that a woman and a child were crossing the street at an intersection when they were hit by a black station wagon that kept going.
Police identified the victims as Mari Wada and her son Tenma. They were taken to hospital where Tenma died about two hours later. His mother remained in a critical condition on Saturday.
Police said it was raining heavily at the time and there are no traffic lights at the intersection where the incident occurred.
Source: ANNnewsCH