Man hits woman cyclist in suicide leap from 11th floor apartment
TOKYO —
A man on Tuesday night apparently jumped from the 11th floor of his apartment, hitting a woman cyclist in Tachikawa, police said Wednesday. The man died at hospital and the women suffered injuries to her legs.
According to police investigations, the 53-year-old man, who lives in the apartment, jumped from the balcony around 6:15 p.m., hitting the 46-year-old cyclist. A passerby witnessed the incident and notified a police officer who was patrolling nearby. The witness told police that the man hit an electric wire and then hit the cyclist.
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robin_hood
"According to police investigations, the 53-year-old man, who lives in the apartment, jumped from the balcony around 6:15 p.m., hitting the 46-year-old cyclist. A passerby witnessed the incident and notified a police officer who was patrolling nearby. The witness told police that the man hit an electric wire and then hit the cyclist. "
Wow... That's a hell of a jump! There must have been some serious timing at work, it's hard enough to hit a parked car with a water balloon from my 8th floor apartment, let alone a power line & a moving cyclist...
Hope the woman is ok.
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greenteaonsens
Selfish Japanese. I thought "meiwaku wo kakaranai you ni..." was important here? Apparently not...
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Jonnn
Robin hood It's not the first time something like this has happened. I remember reading about two other incidents similiar to this a few months ago on here.
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southofreality
I thought “meiwaku wo kakaranai you ni...” was important here? Apparently not…
Only if there's a chance they'll be held accountable. That's why people rarely look back after nearly knocking you on your ass during rush hour at Shinjuku Station; They don't believe they'll ever be held accountable.
So, if you ever get the chance, hold one of the f*@kers 'accountable' for all of the decent folk, will ya, please.
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Bogi
What I wanna know is if this guy was a depressed salaryman, what the hell was he doing home at 6:15pm?! Bucho!!
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borscht
Bogi, on another site (http://www.japanprobe.com/) it mentioned that the man was unemployed.
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flammenwerfer
Japan does have lot of jumpers...
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Nessie
Usually it's the cyclists who're all over the sidewalk.
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