A public bus hit pedestrians on Sunday on a crosswalk near a major railway station in Kobe, killing two people and injuring at least six others.
Police said Yusei Nasu, 23, and Rio Yanai, a 20-year-old university student, died in the accident.
The city's fire department said it received an emergency call at around 2 p.m. concerning the accident involving a city-run bus that occurred on a route near JR Sannomiya Station.