Woman dies after car carrying couple falls into creek in Saga

A car carrying a couple fell into a creek in Kanzaki, Saga Prefecture, shortly before 9 p.m.

on Monday.

The couple were from Kurume, in Fukuoka Prefecture, and the woman was 51.

Both got out of the car but remained in the water, according to police.

The woman was taken to hospital unconscious and later died.

Her 52-year-old husband was conscious, but the extent of his injuries was not known.

Police are investigating how the crash happened.