The driver of a hired vehicle was found collapsed with a knife in his chest in an underground parking lot in Tokyo's Ginza on Tuesday afternoon, police said.

Police said the male driver was found in a vehicle in the parking lot at about 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, collapsed with a knife sticking in his chest.

He was taken to a hospital unconscious, where he was thought to be in serious condition. Police said there was a high possibility he had been stabbed by an assailant.

Tsukiji Police Station officials said that the man was aged between about 50 and 60. The place where he was found was in the corner of a busy area about 200 meters east of JR Yurakucho Station.

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