TOKYO, Japan, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Two children died after a vehicle rammed into more than 10 preschoolers from a daycare centre in western Japan, local media reported today.
According to Japan’s public broadcaster, NHK, the motorist hit a group of 13 children aged between two and three years old.
They were struck by the driver, as they were waiting for the traffic lights to change, at an intersection in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, local media reported.
Rescue officials said that 15 people have been injured, including 13 kindergarteners and at least two of their caregivers.
First responders were treating victims at the scene, local media said, while others were rushed to hospital.
Local police at the scene said, they are looking into reports that the motorist ploughed into the children and caregivers, after being struck by another vehicle at the intersection.
The two drivers, both female, aged 52 and 62, were arrested by the police on the spot.– NNN-AGENCIES
