NEWS and Kanjani8 member Ryo Nishikido (24) caused a minor car accident on March 1st in Tokyo's Minato ward. The accident involved two other cars and resulted in one injury.

At around 3:45pm on Sunday, Nishikido was driving on Shuto Expressway 3 around Roppongi. The route ahead of him was congested with traffic, and Nishikido rear-ended a car at the tail end of the traffic. Due to the impact, that car also collided with the vehicle in front of it. Nishikido was not injured, but the passenger of the middle car, a woman in her sixties, suffered a neck injury that is expected to take a week to heal. All three cars also received damage to their bumpers.

According to police, Nishikido was at fault for not watching where he was going. His agency said that he had been careless in taking his eyes off the road and he was unable to brake in time. The police plan to file the case with the prosecutor's office.

Nishikido had been driving because it was his day off. He said that he will completely refrain from driving for now.