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A police officer lies face down on the road. Another police officer is lying behind him. A bicycle is lying nearby. This is the scene of the accident. At around 11:45 a.m. on the 29th, an accident involving five cars and two bicycles occurred on a street in Itabashi Ward, Tokyo.
Six people were taken to the hospital as a result of the accident, including two police officers who were hit by cars and sustained serious injuries. The front of the black car parked at the scene of the accident was severely damaged. The khaki car parked on the opposite side of the road had its tires severely bent and its rear window shattered and missing. Footage taken immediately after the accident shows a police officer lying face down on the road. Paramedics rescued the police officers who were caught up in the sudden accident. The scene was chaotic. The accident occurred in a parking space on the shoulder of a one-lane road.
A passenger car collided with a light commercial vehicle parked in that parking space. The car then struck two police officers who were riding bicycles, and subsequently collided with a parked car on the opposite side of the road. The Metropolitan Police Department arrested the 23-year-old Chinese national driving the car on the spot on suspicion of negligent driving causing injury. This accident, which involved police officers, occurred on the first day of Golden Week. The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the details and cause of the accident. FNN Prime Online
