The relatives of a man and his children killed by a runaway car in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district held a memorial service on the sixth anniversary of their deaths today, laying flowers and praying at a monument near the crash site at 12:23 p.m., recalling the tragic incident where the vehicle ignored a red light before fatally hitting them.
Six years on, relatives of Mana Matsunaga, Riko Matsunaga, and Takuya Uehara marked the sixth anniversary of their tragic deaths at a monument near the crash site, honoring the memory of the mother and daughter killed when the driver ignored a red light and entered the crosswalk. The accident occurred at 12:23 p.m., April 19, 2019, killing the 31-year-old mother and her 3-year-old daughter along with Takuya's wife, who lost his partner in the crash. Nine others sustained injuries in the incident that remains a stark reminder of the dangers of distracted driving.
The relatives of a man and his family members killed in a car accident in Tokyo commemorated the sixth anniversary by laying flowers and praying at the crash site's monument on April 19, 2019, the exact time of the incident. The accident occurred when an oversized vehicle disregarded a red light and struck the woman and her child while nine others were injured.