Truck driver kills person while playing Pokemon Go

A Japanese driver accidentally hit and killed a woman while playing Pokemon Go while driving.

A male truck driver caused an accident on the evening of August 24. He accidentally hit two women, killing one and injuring the other.

Flowers are placed near the place where a woman died after being hit by a truck driver on the evening of August 24. (Photo: Reuters/Kyodo)

The driver said he was distracted by the Pokemon Go game, Reuters quoted a Tokushima prefectural police spokesman as saying. "The driver is in custody. It has not been decided whether to prosecute the case or not."

A spokesman for Niantic said the company has added a warning on the Pokemon Go device screen when the game detects acceleration, asking to confirm the player is not driving. Niantic developed Pokemon Go with the Pokemon Company, a subsidiary of Nintendo. However, he did not say whether Niantic has implemented additional measures to help prevent similar accidents.

A Nintendo spokesperson sent condolences to the family of the woman who died.

Pokemon Go is a virtual reality game on mobile devices. Players will catch and train "pocket monsters", collectively called Pokemon, with different attributes and abilities, and then compete. Pokemon are distributed all over the world.

The game is creating a global fever. The number of crowds flocking to parks or public places to catch Pokemon is increasing. The game is said to be the cause of many people being injured or robbed. Japan has put up many signs, calling on Pokemon Go players to avoid creating a nuisance./.

According to VOV