9 injured after car plows into pedestrians in southwestern Japan

A minicar plowed into a group of pedestrians on a roadside in Fukuoka Prefecture on Tuesday morning, leaving nine people injured, including a high school student who was knocked temporarily unconscious and the vehicle's driver, police said.The prefectural police arrested the driver, 66-year-old Susumu Nakamura, on suspicion of causing injury through negligent driving in the accident that was reported around 8:15 a.m. He was released for treatment after being arrested.The minicar is believed to have veered onto the wrong side of the road before hitting the pedestrians and crashing into a wal…READ FULL ARTICLE