A minivan slammed into pedestrians early Tuesday on a street where people had gathered for New Year's Eve festivities in downtown Tokyo, police said. Kazuhiro Kusakabe, 21, was arrested and being questioned, Tokyo Metropolitan Police said on customary condition of anonymity. He is suspected of intentionally trying to kill people by driving the small vehicle through the street. NHK TV footage showed a small van with the entire front end smashed, and officers and ambulance workers rushing to the scene. Police and firefighters inspect the site near Takeshita Street in Tokyo, early Tuesday.

Source: CBC News January 01, 2019 10:41 UTC