OSAKA, Oct 12 — A tragic accident occurred in Osaka’s Fukushima Ward when a woman riding a bicycle was killed after being dragged approximately 250 meters by a truck following a collision at an intersection.
The incident took place around 9:40 a.m. on October 11, when emergency services received a distress call reporting that a woman was being dragged by a truck in the Noda area.
According to police reports, the 25-year-old victim was pulled along the road with her bicycle by a 10-ton truck. She was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
The driver, a 57-year-old Myanmar national, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of negligent driving causing injury. He has admitted to the allegations.
Authorities are continuing their investigation and plan to upgrade the charge to negligent driving causing death.
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