6 Pupils Killed in Crane Truck Accident in Japan

[kristopher]

Six elementary school students were killed Monday in a crane truck accident in Japan's Tochigi Prefecture, local media reported.

The driver of the truck is believed to have crossed the center line and run into a group of children on their way to school in Kanuma, Kyodo News reported. Five boys and a girl were killed in the accident.

The 26-year-old driver was arrested on the spot. No alcohol was detected in the driver, according to local police.

The driver was prone over the steering wheel as if he was hugging it when his vehicle hit the children and came to a halt inside the premises of a nearby house, Kyodo said, citing eyewitnesses.

http://english.cri.cn/6966/2011/04/18/2021s632631.htm

According to TV reports the driver veered across the road into a group of 20 students on their way to school. The vehicle did not slow down and the driver claims to remember an impact, but not that he hit children.

3 nine year olds, 1 ten year old, and 2 eleven year old children were killed.

[Poll_Blind]

1. What a terrible tragedy. Those are right around the ages of my 3 boys.

:cry:

Such things should not be allowed to happen in the world.

PB

[Lefta Dissenter]

2. OMG

More unimaginable sorrow. :cry:

[ChibaResident]

3. As if Japan hasn't gone through enough sorry lately!

What a tragic story!

My heart goes out to those kids and the poor families of those kids. And, to the family of the driver as well.

More pain. More suffering.

ENOUGH!

[Beacool]

4. How terrible!!!

As if that country hasn't gone through enough, they have another tragedy!!!

:cry: