TOKYO, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Four elementary school students have been injured when a vehicle hit a group of children in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, local media reported Thursday.
The vehicle ran into a line of about 10 children, who were on their way home from school, from behind them at about 4 p.m. local time on Wednesday in the city of Misato, public broadcaster NHK reported.
Four sixth-grade boys were struck by the car and taken to the hospital. One of them suffered a possible broken leg, while the other three sustained minor injuries to their arms and legs, the report said.
Footage from the dashboard camera of another vehicle showed two men getting out of the SUV that caused the incident. They were seen looking at the children before getting back in the vehicle and driving away as people started to gather at the scene, according to NHK.
The vehicle has not yet been found. Police are searching for the two men on suspicion of negligent driving resulting in injury and hit-and-run. ■
