TOKYO: A woman was killed and three other people injured on Monday as a car driven by a 90-year-old
driver ploughed into pedestrians in eastern Japan, officials said.The car mounted the
kerb near a busy crossroads in Chigasaki city, southwest of the capital Tokyo, hitting four pedestrians, a local police spokesman said. "One female victim was later confirmed
dead and three others -- two women and one man -- were injured," he added.The spokesman confirmed the female
driver was 90 years old. Police were still investigating the cause of the accident. Local media said the
driver was also slightly injured. A series of fatal crashes caused by
elderly drivers in
Japan has left authorities grappling for ways to clamp down on the problem. Drivers over 65 were responsible for 965 deadly accidents in
Japan -- more than a quarter of the total -- in 2016, according to the National Police Agency.
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