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神戸市中心部ではねられ21歳女性死亡、4人重軽傷 赤信号で発進か
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神戸市の繁華街で乗用車が歩行者をはねる事故 21歳女性が死亡、4人が重軽傷

Car strikes pedestrians in busy Kobe district: 21-year-old woman killed, 4 injured

2026年10月1日の午後3時40分ごろ、神戸市こうべし中央区ちゅうおうくの交差点こうさてん付近で、乗用車が歩行者ほこうしゃらをはねる事故じこが発生はっせいしました。この事故により、21歳の女性じょせいが死亡しぼうし、4人が重軽傷じゅうけいしょうを負いました。

Around 3:40 p.m. on October 1, 2026, a car struck pedestrians near an intersection in Chuo Ward, Kobe City. The accident resulted in the death of a 21-year-old woman and left four others injured.

警察けいさつによると、男女5人が病院に搬送はんそうされ、そのうち東灘区ひがしなだくの女性の死亡が確認かくにんされました。また、負傷ふしょうした他の4人の中には、車を運転うんてんしていた50代の男性だんせいも含まれています。

According to the police, five men and women were taken to the hospital, where the death of the woman from Higashinada Ward was confirmed. The other four injured individuals include the driver of the car, a man in his 50s.

車は赤の信号しんごうで停止ていししていましたが、突然とつぜん動き出して横断歩道おうだんほどうの近くにいた人たちをはねました。その後、車は別のトラックに接触せっしょくし、約30メートル先で止まりました。警察が事故の詳しい原因げんいんを調査ちょうさしています。

The car had stopped at a red light, but suddenly started moving and hit people near the pedestrian crossing. After that, the car collided with another truck and stopped about 30 meters ahead. The police are investigating the detailed cause of the accident.

事故の現場げんばは、JR三ノ宮駅さんのみやえきから南に約300メートルの場所です。そこは、多くの商業施設しょうぎょうしせつが立ち並ぶ繁華街はんかがいの一角でした。車は道路の中央分離帯ちゅうおうぶんりたいの付近ふきんで止まったということです。

The accident scene is located about 300 meters south of JR Sannomiya Station. It was a corner of a busy commercial district lined with many shopping facilities. The car reportedly came to a stop near the road's median strip.

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