{
  "id": 3606956,
  "title": "Bus Driver Crashes While Shooing Away Mosquito",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/bus-driver-crashes-while-shooing-away-mosquito",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T22:40:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "News On Japan",
    "slug": "news-on-japan",
    "url": "https://newsonjapan.com/article/150523.php"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Toei bus veered off course and collided with a traffic signal in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward on August 26 morning, after its driver lost control due to attempting to shoo away a mosquito. The impact caused significant damage to the bus, and two male passengers sustained injuries, including nosebleeds, requiring hospitalization. The driver, who was not injured, recounted his actions immediately prior to the accident, stating he had been trying to shoo away the mosquito. The traffic signal, struck by the collision, was temporarily out of operation, necessitating continued direction of traffic by police officers.",
  "summary": "A Toei bus crashed into a traffic signal in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward on the morning of August 26 after the driver lost control of the steering wheel while trying to shoo away a mosquito, leaving two male passengers injured. (News On Japan)",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}