{"id":165067,"date":"2024-08-20T18:01:47","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T09:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=165067&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-08-20T18:01:47","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T09:01:47","slug":"fukuoka-city-bus-accident-kills-two-sisters","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/fukuoka-city-bus-accident-kills-two-sisters\/","title":{"rendered":"Fukuoka City Bus Accident Kills Two Sisters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a tragic accident on August 18 in Fukuoka City&#8217;s Sawara Ward, a bus collided with a compact car, resulting in the deaths of two young sisters, aged 7 and 5. The bus driver reported that the car crossed the centerline, forcing him to swerve. The police are investigating, focusing on the car&#8217;s possible lane violation. The girls were wearing seat belts but not child seats. The driver, their mother, sustained leg injuries, while three bus passengers suffered minor injuries.<\/span><b> Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20240819\/5010025309.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-165037\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fnn_car-and-bus-accidnet-in-sawaraku-nhk_2024_cl.jpeg?resize=1400%2C787&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fukuoka City Bus Accident Kills Two Sisters\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fnn_car-and-bus-accidnet-in-sawaraku-nhk_2024_cl.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fnn_car-and-bus-accidnet-in-sawaraku-nhk_2024_cl.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fnn_car-and-bus-accidnet-in-sawaraku-nhk_2024_cl.jpeg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fnn_car-and-bus-accidnet-in-sawaraku-nhk_2024_cl.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a tragic accident on August 18 in Fukuoka City&#8217;s Sawara Ward, a bus collided with a compact car, resulting in the deaths of two young sisters, aged 7 and 5&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":165035,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-165067","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-sawara-ku","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/165067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165067"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/165035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=165067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}