‘Shibuya Scramble’ crossing disturbed by speeding van; angry pedestrian fights back

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Tokyo’s “Shibuya Scramble” intersection has gained international fame for the sheer number of people crossing it every day. However, the people’s daily crossing routine were disturbed one evening when a black vehicle sped through the streets while pedestrians were walking.

According to Nitele News 24 via SoraNews24, after the van ran through the crowd of people, a police car appeared behind it, giving chase. This car chase went through the crossing again as the van attempted to shake off its pursuer.

CCTV camera footage of the incident got onto the internet and was shared on Twitter. Here, it shows how the van circled around after turning down one street to go back through the intersection.

Twitter user @re7123 said, “Do you sometimes walk while looking at your smartphone? You should never do it while crossing the street or climbing stairs!! I was headed towards the scramble intersection when I saw the live video on YouTube. I hesitated and turned back. It was too scary.”

ついついやってしまう歩きスマホですが本当に道路を渡る時や階段などは絶対やらない方がいいです！！
ちなみにその後スクランブル交差点に向かって行ったので気になってyou tubeのライブ動画を見たらやっぱり映ってました。しかも一回去ったと思ったらすぐにまた交差点へ…
こわすぎる… pic.twitter.com/bK4LJ7Pqed

— れな氏⋆大森玲菜✩⃛ (@re7123) September 25, 2017

Footage of the event shared by Twitter user @shinsuke4586 from the TV screen showed a man angered by the black van. He attempted to fight back. As the crowd quickly dispersed, this man stood his ground and launched a kick at the side of the passing van. The impact pushed him down, but he appeared relatively unhurt.

今日TVでしきりに流れてるこの渋谷スクランブル交差点の逃走暴走車に一人きりで蹴りで対抗して最高な間でコケたこの最高なオジサンをTV各局はいま必死で探してるだろうな(笑)。 pic.twitter.com/UuYHROtW12

— 横山シンスケ (@shinsuke4586) September 26, 2017

Fortunately, no pedestrian was hit by the rampaging van during the incident.

The internet may have even gained a new meme: the “One-Kick Man” of Shibuya Scramble. JB