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A Mother and a 4-year-old Daughter Hit by Truck

MIE – A mother and daughter were hit by a truck on Wednesday, May 29. The 36-year-old woman and her four-year-old daughter were hit at an intersection in Shima, Mie Prefecture.

According to the police statement, the mother, Akina Ito was in coma on Thursday, after the accident. She is suffering a head injury. However, her daughter only got minor injuries and she is in a stable condition.

Toshinori Hiraga, the truck driver, was immediately arrested at the scene by the police. He was arrested due to suspicion of reckless driving, which resulted in injury. The truck driver also has admitted to the charge, according to the police.

The police released a statement that the accident happened at around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The accident was occurred on a crossing along National Route 167. During that time, the traffic light was red at the time, hence, people were crossing the street. Akina Ito and her daughter happened to cross the street as well, before hitting by the truck. The police said that Hiraga said he took his eyes off the lights for a second before hitting the two female victims.

The victims were taken immediately to the hospital. However, further information about the mother’s head injury still has not released.

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/crime/mother-4-year-old-daughter-hit-by-truck-driver-arrested