Elementary school pupil seriously injured after being hit by car in Shizuoka

A passenger car driven by a male part-time teacher at an elementary school hit a 9-year-old boy walking to school in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture. The boy struck his head hard and was seriously injured, and was taken to hospital by ambulance; he is reported not to be in life-threatening condition. The accident happened around 7:00 a.m. on October 13 on a prefectural road, after a passerby reported it to police. Police are investigating the detailed cause of the crash.

• Accident on a prefectural road in Omaezaki on October 13, 2026
• Driver was a part-time teacher at an elementary school, reportedly commuting to work
• 9-year-old boy suffered serious head injury; not life-threatening

静岡県御前崎市で小学校の常勤講師が運転する普通乗用車が、通学中の9歳の男の子をはねる事故がありました。男の子は頭を強く打ち重傷です。 　13日午前7時ごろ、御前崎市の県道で通行人から警察に事故の通報がありました。 　警察によりますと、通勤中とみられる小学校の常勤講師の男性が運転する普通乗用車が、歩いていた通学中の9歳の男の子をはねたということです。 　男の子は頭を強く打ち重傷で救急搬送されましたが、命に別状はないということです。 　現場となった県道の近くには小学校もあり、警察が事故の詳しい原因を調べています。 [テレ朝NEWS] https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp