Kyoto's famous Gion district, where tourists crowded the streets Thursday to enjoy cherry blossoms in full bloom, turned into a scene of horror as onlookers watched a minivan enter an intersection against a red light and crash into pedestrians without reducing its speed.
The car finally stopped after smashing into a utility pole about 190 meters north of the intersection, eyewitnesses said. The accident ultimately killed seven pedestrians and the driver.
(Yomiuri)
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