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news Scmp World 2026-05-08

Japanese Bus Driver Admits Misjudging Speed in Fatal Crash

A Japanese bus driver has been arrested on suspicion of negligent driving after a crash killed a high school student. The driver admitted to misjudging his speed, and investigators are examining potential speeding and licensing issues.


Japanese police have arrested a bus driver on suspicion of negligent driving after a crash on a Fukushima expressway killed a high school student on Wednesday, as investigators look into whether he was speeding and driving without the proper license required to carry passengers for hire. On Friday morning, Fukushima prefectural police searched bus operator Kanbara Tetsudo in Gosen, Niigata prefecture. The arrested driver, Tetsuo Wakayama, 68, told investigators after his arrest on Thursday that....

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