Five children were injured Monday after they were hit by a car while on their way to school in Omitama City, Ibaraki Prefecture, police said Tuesday. The four boys and one girl suffered slight injuries.
Police said the incident occurred around 7:20 a.m. as the children were walking along a straight stretch of road on their way to Hatori Elementary School. The driver, Takao Hagiwara, 67, told police, “The sun was too bright, and I was trying to put the sun visor down when I lost control of the wheel."
© News reports
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bcbrownboy
Ignorant old bngger. The country people drive those roads like children are but weeds in the way. Throw the book at him.
Disillusioned
Gambling is illegal in Japan until you get onto the roads.
Stonecoldsoba
Negligent driver.
I suspect the kids were injured at the time the car hit them; not afterwards.