A 21-year-old male mixed martial arts fighter was killed Tuesday when his motorbike collided with a garbage truck in Tokyo's Musashino City.
According to police, the accident occurred around 2:40 p.m. Tuesday at an intersection located in Hachiman-cho. Fuji TV reported that the garbage truck was attempting to make a right turn when it crashed into the motorcycle that was heading straight ahead at the intersection.
Police identified the motorbike rider as Iyori Akiba.
© Japan Today
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Mocheake
What? This seems clearly like the truck driver's fault. Was he taken into custody.? They seem to do that even when it isn't the driver's fault. RIP to the motorcyclist.
konjo4u
Always truck at intersection. If only motorcycle could Zen through this obstacle, truck.