THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
September 2, 2024 at 13:02 JST
Tributes mark the site of the tragedy in Yokohama on Sept. 1. (Arisa Inaba)
YOKOHAMA—A high school girl died in an apparent suicide after falling from the rooftop of a shopping complex here and a female pedestrian who was passing underneath also died after being struck on Aug. 31.
At around 6 p.m. that evening, a passerby reported to police that a woman and a young woman were lying on the street.
According to the Tobe station of Kanagawa prefectural police, the 17-year-old girl fell from the 12th-floor rooftop of a shopping building that is directly connected to JR Yokohama Station. The girl, who was living in Kimitsu, Chiba Prefecture, was in her third year of high school.
Chikako Chiba, 32, a corporate employee who resided in Yokohama's Midori Ward, was walking along the street in front of the shopping building with two friends.
The high school girl struck Chiba when she fell. Both were taken to a hospital where they were confirmed dead.
Police believe that there is a high probability that the high school girl took her own life.
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