Japan suffers its first 'Pokémon Go' accident just hours after the game debuts

Just hours after Pokémon Go arrived in Japan on Friday, a university student has been rushed to the hospital after taking a tumble while playing the game, locals are tweeting.

The accident reportedly happened at Kindai University in Osaka at around late morning. The student had fallen down the stairs, and an ambulance was called because of a large amount of blood lost.

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Other students are tweeting details, noting that the male student was bleeding from a wound to his head.

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In anticipation of the launch, Japanese authorities pre-emptively posted a safety advisory on Wednesday, warning of possible dangers of playing the game.

This accident comes after numerous reports of other people falling or slipping while playing, because they were too engrossed looking at their phone screens.

And earlier this week, a French man in Indonesia was arrested for trespassing on an off-limits military base when he had "unintentionally" entered the area whilst hunting Pokémon.

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