A person driving a stolen automobile struck 11 people in Tokyo on Monday, killing one man in his 80s on a pedestrian walkway, police said.
A spokesman on the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, who spoke on customary condition of anonymity, didn’t give the condition of the opposite individuals who were hit.
Japanese media reports said one woman was seriously injured, with earlier reports saying that a complete of 12 people were struck.
Investigators inspect the scene of a automobile accident injuring multiple people and damaging several vehicles in Tokyo, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP).
The driving force, a 37-year-old man, was arrested on suspicion of stealing the vehicle from a car parking zone of a business, after fleeing from the scene, police said. Other charges, similar to hit-and-run, weren’t immediately announced.
Japanese media reports said the stolen vehicle was a used automobile at a dealership. But police declined to comment on those reports.
Other details weren’t immediately available. Monday was a national holiday in Japan.
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