A 90-year-old man died after driving the wrong way down a highway and colliding with a large truck Tuesday night…
KOBE —
A 90-year-old man died after driving the wrong way down a highway and colliding with a large truck Tuesday night in western Japan, police said.
Genichi Morikami was driving his light truck in the opposite lane on the Chugoku Expressway in Miki, Hyogo Prefecture, and crashed head-on with the large truck around 9:40 p.m. Tuesday, the police said.
Morikami was taken to hospital but pronounced dead later. The driver of the large truck was unhurt.
The accident comes at a time when the government is tightening conditions for renewing drivers’ licenses for the elderly due to frequent accidents involving senior citizens, such as mixing up the gas and break pedals.
