Van slams into pedestrians on Tokyo road, injuring 8 people
Dec 31, 2018 | 5:15 PM
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TOKYO — A minivan slammed into pedestrians early Tuesday on a street where people had gathered for New Year’s festivities in downtown Tokyo, injuring eight people, police said.
The suspect, 21, Kazuhiro Kusakabe, was arrested and being questioned, Tokyo Metropolitan Police said on customary condition of anonymity.
He is suspected of intentionally trying to kill people by driving the small vehicle through the street. NHK TV footage showed a small van with the entire front end smashed and officers and ambulance workers rushing to the scene.
A ninth person was injured after Kusakabe got out of the car and punched him, police said. His condition was not immediately known.
