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7 pedestrians injured, 1 critically, in Tokyo car-truck crash

7 pedestrians injured, 1 critically, in Tokyo car-truck crash

Thursday 24th April, 04:26 PM JST

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  • Proffessor at 05:25 PM JST - 24th April

    Wow! I just wonder who was wrong here.

  • kenbrady at 06:46 PM JST - 24th April

    I wonder what percentage of blame they'll charge to each driver. :)

  • namabiru4me at 06:50 PM JST - 24th April

    Both charged for negligence? What, one was speeding (car) and the other made an improper turn (truck)?

  • conqueror_of_Uranus at 07:53 PM JST - 24th April

    The car looks like a Subaru Impreza WRC.

    The cops will probably investigate as a speeding incident based on the car type.

    namabiru4me, in Japan, all parties except pedestrian and cyclist are held responsible in a traffic accident.

    Being rear ended at a red light usually results in a 98%vs2% liability ratio. The theory being; if one voluntarily operates a vehicle, one is partly liable for anything that might happen to one's self.

    Private insurance companies know this, and Japan has one of the highest rates in the world for drivers with private insurace comany policies. The government mandatory insurance only covers collison with public property and pedestirans, and the maximum amount covered is 20million yen.

  • flammenwerfer at 08:09 PM JST - 24th April

    Hiroyuki Uchiyama, 28, a company employee

    what is a "company employee??" I never understood why that vague description is used in Japan, means nothing.

  • borscht at 12:26 AM JST - 25th April

    flammenwerfer

    It means he has a job. Otherwise they would have to write 'unemployed.' And, since no one seems to have a specific job in a company, they can't call him an accountant, or salesman, or copywriter. Hence, company employee. Many university students yearn to become one.

    I'm waiting for the police to determine what happened, though. It would be nice to know the cause.

  • nisegaijin at 12:54 AM JST - 25th April

    Nooooo, not the Subie!!!

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