7 Children Hit by Car on Osaka Street; Man Arrested on Suspicion of Attempted Murder (UPDATE 1)

The Yomiuri Shimbun

17:16 JST, May 1, 2025

Seven children were hit by a car on a street in Nishinari Ward, Osaka City, at around 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. One of the children is seriously injured and six others have minor injuries.

The Osaka Prefectural Police arrested a 28-year-old man from Higashimurayama, Tokyo, on suspicion of attempted murder.

The man admitted to the charge, reportedly saying, “I was fed up with everything, so I drove into the students and tried to kill them.”

According to the city board of education, the injured children were students walking home from nearby Osaka Municipal Senbon Elementary School. They included four second-grade boys, one second-grade girl, and two third-grade boys.