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Man arrested in Tokyo on suspicion of hitting 11 people with car, killing one

Man Arrested In Tokyo On Suspicion Of Hitting 11 People With Car, Killing One
White car parked over road, some debris is visible on the road, police are near the car
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By Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press

A man driving a stolen car struck 11 people in Tokyo on Monday, killing one man in his 80s on a pedestrian walkway, police said.

A spokesman at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department did not give the condition of the other people who were hit.

Japanese media reports said one woman was seriously injured, with earlier reports saying that a total of 12 people were struck.


Aerial view of car accident with white car
Investigators inspect the scene of a car accident injuring multiple people and damaging several vehicles in Tokyo (Kyodo News via AP)

The driver, a 37-year-old man, was arrested on suspicion of stealing the vehicle from a parking lot of a business after fleeing from the scene, police said.

Other charges, such as hit-and-run, weren’t immediately announced.

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Japanese media reports said the stolen vehicle was a used car at a dealership but police declined to comment on those reports.

Other details were not immediately available. Monday was a national holiday in Japan.

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