Two people were killed and one injured after the car they were in crashed into a traffic light pole in Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture, on Wednesday.
According to police, the accident occurred at around 4 p.m. on National Route 283 where there is a slight curve just before the intersection.
Fuji TV reported that the driver, a 21-year-old man, and a 19-year-old man who was in the back seat, died as a result of their injuries. A third man, aged 21, who was in the front passenger seat, suffered broken bones, but was in a stable condition in hospital on Thursday.
Police said the three men were co-workers.
© Japan Today
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Conspiracy Theories
Hate to hear stories like this before the new year.
Hasan Az-Zaki Rahim
It's sad to hear after seen this news.
smithinjapan
Sure isn't a lot of information or speculation as to why it happened. RIP to those lost.
Michael Werker
I was in the area when it happened and the city broadcast said the car had been on fire. I wonder if they made a mistake.
Also, there have been accidents with injuries around that location in the past, maybe the intersection in itself is more dangerous than it looks.
Steve Crichton
No seat belts????