Driver arrested after 7-year-old boy run over, killed in Chiba

CHIBA — Police in Sakura, Chiba Prefecture, on Friday arrested a 70-year-old man after the car he was driving ran over and killed a 7-year-old boy.

According to police, the boy, Kai Emoto, was walking home alone from elementary school at around 3 p.m. on Thursday when he was hit by a car, TV Asahi reported. He was taken to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries six hours later.

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