At approximately 5:20 pm on May 27 in Japan, a 110 call reported that a person had fallen on the street in front of Shibuya Scramble Square, a large building complex in Shibuya, Tokyo. According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s Shibuya Police Station, a middle – aged man, believed to have jumped from a building, died at the scene.
Part of the man’s body struck a nearby teenage girl, who was taken to hospital. The girl reportedly injured her left leg. Just before that, someone saw a man throwing things outside on the stairs from the 46th floor of the building to the upper floors.
A police perimeter was set around the Shibuya Scramble with a large crowd of spectators anxiously watching as the paramedics approached the girl and took her on a stretcher. The news was shared on comment forums in Japan, with excellent comments as follows:
«I hope the girl returns without psychological consequences».
«It bothers me to think that the man may have traumatized the young woman for the rest of her life.».
«There is nothing more traumatic than being hit by the body part of someone who jumped and killed himself.».
«No, really, don’t involve others in your nonsense».
«I hope nothing happens to the girl, mentally or physically, but I think it will not be so».
«Thank God she is alive. Umeda’s was even worse as the university student in question also died in the process».
«If you are about to kill yourself, at least do not cause trouble for others».
