Singer Kenji Sawada is facing possible charges after causing a traffic accident that resulted in a minor injury, it was learned on Sunday.

At around 8:00pm on November 23, Sawada was driving his car in the Ebisu area of Shibuya. When he attempted to back his car into a parking space on the side of the road, his vehicle came in contact with a minibike passing by on the opposite lane. The bike's driver, a woman in her twenties, lost her balance and collided with a parked police car. Fortunately, she suffered only a bruise on her left leg.

Sawada said that he had not been sufficiently careful at the time. Police said that they plan to send the case to prosecutors, which means Sawada will likely face trial for negligent injury while operating a motor vehicle.