Black van ploughs through Tokyo junction pursued by police

  • The speeding van ran a red light at 10pm by Shibuya Scramble Intersection
  • A few seconds later van seen again dashing over pedestrian-filled crossing
  • Both van and pursuing police car somehow managed to miss pedestrians

This is the heart-stopping moment a black van ploughed through Tokyo’s busiest junction twice but somehow managed to miss thousands of pedestrians.

The van ran a red light at 10pm by Shibuya Scramble Intersection before weaving around pedestrians in a right turn, closely followed by a police car.

A few seconds later the van was seen again speeding over the pedestrian-filled crossing, from another direction, still pursued by the police car.

The van ran a red light at 10pm by Shibuya Scramble Intersection before weaving around pedestrians in a right turn, closely followed by a police car

Again both vehicles somehow missed all the pedestrians, though one man kicked the black van as it passed, knocking himself over in the process.

The chase, which had begun when the van suddenly fled from a traffic stop, was ended soon after when officers decided it was too risky to continue.

The clip is from a CCTV camera covering the junction, which is one of the Japanese capital’s most famous sights.

Huge numbers of people swarm across the wide roads every few seconds as the lights change.

A few seconds later the van was seen again speeding over the pedestrian-filled crossing, from another direction, still pursued by the police car

A few seconds later the van was seen again speeding over the pedestrian-filled crossing, from another direction, still pursued by the police car

Police are still looking for the van and its reckless driver.

The Shibuya Junction is called Japan’s Times Square and is famous for numerous appearances in movies. 

These include Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift and Lost in Translation.

Again both vehicles somehow missed all the pedestrians, though one man kicked the black van as it passed, knocking himself over in the process

Again both vehicles somehow missed all the pedestrians, though one man kicked the black van as it passed, knocking himself over in the process

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