Police in Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture, have arrested a 33-year-old bus driver on suspicion of negligent driving resulting in death after he hit and killed a 13-year-old girl.
According to police, the incident occurred at around 6:25 p.m. on Monday along National Route 7, Sankei Shimbun reported. Police said visibility was good along the straight two-lane stretch of the road where the accident occurred. The girl was hit as she was walking across the road.
The driver immediately stopped and called 119. Police said the girl was declared dead at the scene. Neither the bus driver nor any passengers were injured.
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darknuts
AI can mess things up just as badly. Personally, I'd feel safer with a human.
snowymountainhell
Condolences to the family. We don’t have all the facts yet. The driver called emergency services immediately. Certainly he is remorseful.
Mark
Very Sad, accidents happen, I just wish it did not result in her death. RIP
Sal Affist
A bus is a lot less maneuverable than a teenager. It's very hard to bring a bus to a quick stop. The bus driver is not going to be negligent, at least in the normal sense, when he is unable to defy the laws of physics and stop his multi-ton vehicle in a few metres.
therougou
It would be pretty hard to make a getaway with a bus full of people...
kaimycahl
@ Lamilly
This is very sad for both families. I am pretty sure the driver feels very remorseful a bus is not easy to stop once it gets going.
Police said visibility was good along the straight two-lane stretch of the road where the accident occurred. The girl was hit as she was walking across the road.
Bjorn Tomention
We need to know why she was on the road or why was the bus on the foot path, then we can atleast make some considerations.
Guessing she was on the road, Sad none the less
Brian Wheway
Very sad indeed, I am not blamming the driver or the girl, I am sure the police will or should take witness statements, and come to a conclusion, In the UK its mandatory that one in so many employees is a qualified first aider ( first responder in the US) is this the same in Japan? would the driver have had any first aid training?
Mocheake
These stories always leave out a lot of pertinent information like - was she in an intersection. In my opinion, they always say when that is so but since they didn't it means she wasn't and as tragic and this is if that is the case then the driver should not be charged. RIP to the young girl.
albaleo
@zichi,
I don't think that's quite the case. Paramedics are part of the ambulance service, although one may not always be present.
https://intjem.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12245-020-00316-7
sir_bentley28
There are a lot of information missing.