Singer Chanmina's car hits e-scooter and truck in Tokyo's Shibuya; no injuries
In short
Singer and rapper Chanmina (ちゃんみな), 28, was driving a car that touched an electric kick scooter and then a truck in Tokyo's Shibuya ward on 19 October, according to people involved in the investigation. Nobody was hurt, and the Metropolitan Police Department is examining the cause.
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Singer and rapper Chanmina (ちゃんみな), 28, was driving a passenger car that touched an electric kick scooter and a truck in Tokyo's Shibuya ward, according to people involved in the investigation cited by Livedoor News, TBS NEWS DIG and Sankei Shimbun. No one was injured. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Sankei Shimbun says the accident happened around 14:40 on 19 October near an intersection in Tomigaya, Shibuya ward, and Livedoor News gives the same time. Livedoor News and TBS NEWS DIG say the car touched an electric kick scooter at the left edge of the road and then a truck that had stopped about 50 metres ahead. They give her real name as Mina Otomonai (乙茂内美奈). Livedoor News says a woman in her 20s was a passenger in the car. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Sankei Shimbun says the car touched a scooter ahead and then touched a stopped truck when she tried to stop on the road beyond the intersection. It also reports that Chanmina is said to have said she "misjudged her sense of the vehicle". The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the cause, according to TBS NEWS DIG and Sankei Shimbun. [ 2 , 3 ]
Why it matters
The documents give no basis for wider significance. The reports, all from business outlets, say the police are still looking into the cause of the accident.
Key facts
- Chanmina (ちゃんみな), 28, was a singer and rapper driving a passenger car in the accident. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Livedoor News and TBS NEWS DIG give her real name as Mina Otomonai (乙茂内美奈). [ 1 , 2 ]
- The accident happened around 14:40 on 19 October near an intersection in Tomigaya, Shibuya ward, Tokyo. [ 1 , 3 ]
- The car touched an electric kick scooter at the left edge of the road, then a truck that was stopped about 50 metres further on. [ 1 , 2 ]
- No one was injured. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- A woman in her 20s was a passenger in the car. [ 1 ]
- Sankei Shimbun reported that Chanmina is said to have said she "misjudged her sense of the vehicle". [ 3 ]
- The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the cause. [ 2 , 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- Chanmina's car touched an electric kick scooter and a truck near an intersection in Tomigaya, Shibuya ward, on 19 October, according to people involved in the investigation. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The accident caused no injuries. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the cause of the accident. [ 2 , 3 ]
Still unclear
- What caused the accident. TBS NEWS DIG and Sankei Shimbun say the police are investigating the cause; no cause has been established in the documents.
- Whether Chanmina said she misjudged her sense of the vehicle. Only Sankei Shimbun reports the remark, and it says she is said to have made it.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- On 19 October, Chanmina's car touched an electric kick scooter and then a truck near a Tomigaya intersection in Shibuya ward. [ 1 , 3 ]
- Livedoor News published its report on 22 October. [ 1 ]
- TBS NEWS DIG published its report on 22 October. [ 2 ]
- Sankei Shimbun published its report on 22 October. [ 3 ]