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Car slams into pedestrians on Tokyo road
Police said a car slammed into pedestrians on a street where people had gathered for New Year’s festivities in downtown Tokyo, injuring eight people.
Police took into custody a man in his 20s but did not further identify him. They say he is suspected of intentionally trying to kill people by driving the car 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.
The crash occurred early Tuesday on Takeshita Dori, well known to tourists and pop culture and fashion fans, that runs right by Meiji Shrine in Harajuku.
- AP
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A new year in Mumbai
Birds fly about as the sun serenely rises over Mumbai in the new year | Photo Credit: Vivek Bendre
2018 was a year of hits and misses for the city’s public transport, but the new year is slated to bring some relief to commuters