Two young children found walking along expressway in Fukushima

Thursday 27th August, 08:22 AM JST

FUKUSHIMA —

Two young children were found walking along the side of the Tohoku Expressway near the town of Nishigo in central Fukushima at around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Police said the two children, a 5-year-old boy and his 3-year-old sister, were discovered walking down the road by a truck driver, 34.

The man picked the children up and took them to the prefectural highway patrol office. The pair were uninjured. According to police, the children were found about 2 kilometers from a bus station along the expressway.

Police believe the children had walked from their home, three kilometers from the bus station, then entered the expressway from there and got disoriented.

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biglittleman at 12:37 PM JST - 27th August

Maybe the drivers thought the kids were on TV. That same show where the parents send the toddlers on a errand all by themselves. That is one of the stupidest Japanese shows to date.
Sapporo77 at 01:08 PM JST - 27th August

Hey kirakira25 - Just because your kids are lazy doesn't mean that all of them are. The story gives us nothing. I love the lynch the parents thinking and all the negativity on this site.
Sapporo77 at 01:10 PM JST - 27th August

Yo Biglittleman - Don't diss the toddler who can go all the way to the supermarket by himself and come back without shitting his pants. The mother in tears because he is all grown up, although keep in mind he was with probably 6 staffers from fujiTV.
norinrad21 at 02:29 PM JST - 27th August

Thank God they are safe
timorborder at 02:41 PM JST - 27th August

Pat on the back to the truck driver. However, the parents will have some explaining to do when the other shoe drops.
netrek at 03:00 PM JST - 27th August

Thank you Lord fo saving these kids!
knowitall at 03:50 PM JST - 27th August

I would imagine that TENS if not HUNDREDS of Japanese had driven past them and thought 'okashii na' and kept on their merry way.

Maybe they all remember the case of the gentleman a few months who picked up a little girl who got lost trying to find her grandmother's house. He stopped at a koban to ask for directions as he couldn't find the grandmother's place... and was promptly arrested for kidnapping! That certainly discourages even looking at a child nowadays.
auntplum at 05:15 PM JST - 27th August

Knowtail, I agree. It is hard to reach out and be a good samaritan in a modern day society fearful of peodophilia and litigation. I'm a straight talking gal, and ya have to admit - if ever there was a 'walk by on the other side' society...
spudman at 05:20 PM JST - 27th August

Thank you Lord for saving these kids!

You know the drivers name, cool. Thank him for me too.
buggerlugs at 05:27 PM JST - 27th August

Sorry but I'll always stop and help a lost kid. So will my wife. We once saw a kid about 3 yrs old stepping into the road and back. The local Japanese just looked. Drivers avoided him. I stopped our car and went to him. His dad had left him waiting at the lights while he went to a shop. He threatened to call the police on me cause I refused to let him take the child cause he was obviously unfit to be a father. When the police arrived I demanded they arrest him so did mrs buggerlugs. Of course they refused. Good on this truck driver, I wish more were like him (and no perverts!!)
womanforwomen at 05:39 PM JST - 27th August

I'd take the risk too if I see a child in danger. Children can walk quite a lot when they want to. My brother and I did that when my mum favored another sibling and we wanted to runaway from home. So we walked quite a long distance, and returned. I just did what my brother told me to do and my legs did hurt.
buggerlugs at 05:43 PM JST - 27th August

To make sure even one child is safe it is worth a few hours inconviniance for me. I hope the police see that not all people are scum.
benhur at 05:53 PM JST - 27th August

the kids should know better not to take rides from strangers!

hang on.. in cases like this... ???!??!
sunny117 at 06:45 PM JST - 27th August

Really fills my heart with emotions that two innocent kids wander out - unaware of any danger.

Perhaps at this age, they dont even realize that they would need to find their way back once it turns dark.
auntplum at 02:25 PM JST - 28th August

Bugger / woman: Although I said that it may be hard to be a good samaritan, I did not say that I would shirk at the task. Not everything is/should be easy in life. Indeed, it is those times when we do good deeds in adversity that we actually show who we really are and become a fully paid-up member of the human race. Glad you guys have done/do/would do the right thing. I'm sure Knowtail does/would too. ;-)