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Autonomous cart strikes elementary school child, runs over calf, at Ehime Children's Castle
S2 · 20 Jul 2026 · Ehime Children's Castle (Matsuyama, Ehime) · Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
Record
| Company | Ehime Children's Castle (Matsuyama, Ehime) |
| Industry | Other |
| Type(s) | injury |
| Date | 20 Jul 2026 (day precision) |
| Time of day | 12:10 |
| Location | Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan |
| Severity | (minor injury or single-unit damage) |
| Scale | 1 cart |
| Confidence | medium |
| Verified flag | Yes - independently re-checked against the cited source |
Summary
A low-speed (~8km/h) autonomous cart at Ehime Children's Castle in Matsuyama made contact with a young elementary school child crossing in front of it; the child fell and the cart's front wheel ran over the child's calf, causing a minor injury requiring ambulance transport. The cart lacked a collision-avoidance sensor. A separate cart-on-cart collision during the subsequent police investigation injured three more people.
Primary source
Yomiuri Shimbun / TBS News Dig
Publisher: Yomiuri Shimbun / TBS News Dig · Retrieved: 2026-09-16
Supporting source rows (1)
| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul 2026 | Autonomous cart strikes elementary school child, runs over calf, at Ehime Children's Castle | Yomiuri Shimbun / TBS News Dig | Yomiuri Shimbun / TBS Ne |
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