A 66-year-old man died early Wednesday morning after being hit by a truck and several cars while he was trying to cross a busy four-lane highway in Ibaraki. Police said that Hiroaki Kawasaki, 66, was hit by a truck around 2:15 a.m., and then struck by several cars moving in two lanes in the same direction.

The truck driver, Yoichi Suzuki, 29, was arrested and charged with negligence. He was quoted by police as saying: “The man came out of nowhere and crossed the center divider. After I hit him, I saw several cars hit him again.”