Horror on the street: Fell from the 12th floor - and crushed a pedestrian to death
In Nagoya, Japan, a 29-year-old man fell from a 12-story building onto a 23-year-old female pedestrian walking on the sidewalk. The young woman died in the hospital, and the man is in serious condition.
A severe tragedy in Japan: A 29-year-old man fell this week from a 12-story building in the Sakae district of Nagoya and landed with force on a 23-year-old female pedestrian walking on the sidewalk below. As a result of the severe impact, the young woman was evacuated to the hospital, where her death was pronounced. The man who fell is hospitalized in serious condition.
According to local police, the man who fell, Kanobushige Taguchi, struck the pedestrian, Tomohiro Inaba, who worked as a clerk at a local store. Medical teams reported that Inaba was evacuated to the hospital in critical condition and died of her wounds about four and a half hours after the incident.
According to local media reports, a friend of Inaba who was with her and was not injured called emergency services. Investigators noted that Taguchi does not reside in the building from which he fell, and they are currently examining whether this was an accidental fall or an intentional jump. To this end, the police are collecting security footage from street cameras and common areas in the building, taking testimonies from passersby in the central area where the disaster occurred, and checking the circumstances of his entry into the complex.
The shocking case has caused much resonance in Japan, particularly against the backdrop of similar cases that have occurred in the country in recent years. In August 2024, a 32-year-old woman and a 17-year-old teenager were killed after the latter fell on her near Yokohama Station, and a similar case occurred in Osaka in October 2020.
