A 19-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman were killed after the car they were in crashed into a pole with a street surveillance camera mounted on it, at the side of a road in Namerikawa, Toyama Prefecture, early Monday morning.
According to police, the accident occurred on National Route 8 at around 4:30 a.m. Fuji TV reported that Yuhei Kobashi, 19, and Narumi Kawabe, 18, were killed in the crash. An 18-year-old man in the back seat suffered light injuries.
Police said the car was one of a group three cars whose occupants were all friends. The three vehicles rear-ended one another. The car in the lead, driven by Kobashi, hit the pole and burst into flames.
A witness was quoted by police as saying all three cars were speeding.
None of the passengers in the two other cars were injured.
© Japan Today
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Mocheake
Speeding and driving too closely probably. Maybe even drinking. A recipe for disaster. RIP.
descendent
Idiots learned a hard lesson, and will think twice next time. At least they didn't kill any innocent bystanders.