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Woman dies after car plows into pedestrians

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A woman was killed and four people were injured when a car driven by a doctor ran across a sidewalk and struck an apparel shop outside JR Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo on Aug. 16, police said.

The car struck pedestrians before crashing into the Zara clothing store in the busy shopping area in Toshima Ward at around 9:30 p.m.

Toshiko Ebata, a 41-year-old pharmacist from Itabashi Ward, died of her injuries, police said.

The driver, 53-year-old Shoichiro Kaneko, may have had a seizure, police said. (Kyodo)

池袋で車が暴走、1人死亡

東京都豊島区のJR池袋駅近くで車が暴走して歩道に突っ込み、4人が負傷、1人が死亡した。警察によると、逮捕された金子庄一郎容疑者は発作を起こしていた疑いがある。

The Japan Times ST: August 28, 2015