19-year-old man arrested for driving accident that killed 3 people in Chiba City Head-on collision with truck after getting driver's license less than a year ago

On the 12th, Chiba Prefectural Police arrested a man (19) from the same ward on suspicion of violating the Motor Vehicle Driving Punishment Act (negligent driving causing death or injury) after a car carrying four people collided head-on with a truck at an intersection in Chuo Ward, Chiba City, resulting in the deaths of three people. He has admitted to the charges.

Head-on collision at intersection kills 3 people; car catches fire; 2 people transported - Chiba

The suspect was arrested at around 4:15 a.m. on September 29, when he was driving a car on a national highway in Soga, the same ward, when he ran over the median and into oncoming traffic, colliding head-on with a truck. He is suspected of killing three of his friends, both men and women aged between 18 and 20, who were in the car with him, as well as inflicting bruises on the forehead and stomach of the 57-year-old male driver of the truck.

According to the Chiba Chuo Police Station of the prefectural police, the man stated, ``I almost hit another truck that was running in front of me, so I stepped on the brakes, but I couldn't stop, and when I turned the steering wheel to the right, the truck skidded.''

He suffered fractures in multiple places, including his right wrist, and was receiving treatment at a hospital. It has been less than a year since he obtained his license.

Surrounding security cameras and drive recorders confirmed that the vehicle was traveling at a considerable speed at the time, and police will investigate the circumstances in detail.