Two elderly women died after a truck struck them as they crossed a road in Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture, and police have found a truck believed to have fled the scene, ABEMA Times reported.
The two women were crossing at an intersection in the Shimoimaizumi district of Ebina when the truck hit them. Police confirmed both women were dead at the scene.
The truck drove off after the collision. Police later found a truck believed to be the one that fled, in Sagamihara, and are questioning people connected to it.
A caller reported the crash to emergency services just after 3 p.m. on the 13th, describing an accident involving a truck and two pedestrians at the intersection.
The deaths add to the toll among older pedestrians, who make up a large share of those killed on Japan's roads. Crossing a road remains one of the most dangerous moments for them.