A van carrying kindergartners on Monday crashed into a residential property in Chiba Prefecture, killing the driver and lightly injuring 9 children, local authorities said. The male driver, who appeared to be in his 40s, was rushed to hospital unconscious and pronounced dead later. A teacher in her 50s with them was not injured, according to police and firefighters. The vehicle crossed into the opposite lane before crashing into a wall around a house, according to police. The crash site is located in a residential area about 1.2 kilometers east of Magomezawa Station on Tobu Railway's Noda Line.