7 tanker truck casualties No brake marks on site Chiba Dec 11 17:53

Before dawn on the 11th, an interview with the police showed that there was no trace of brakes left on the site in an accident where 7 people were killed and injured when a tank lorry plunged into a construction site on a national road in Chiba City. The arrested tank lorry driver told the investigation that he was operating the car audio and not looking closely.

In the early morning of 11th, on the national road in Miyuki-ku, Mihama-ku, Chiba City, a tank lorry plunged into the construction site of a sewer, and a man in his 50s and a man in his 40s died, and five others were injured. I am getting medical attention at the hospital.

The police arrested Naoki Kondo (43), a transportation business in Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture, who was driving a tank lorry on the spot, and investigated on the suspicion of accidental driving lethal injury.

A subsequent survey revealed that there were no traces of tank lorries being braked on the scene.

In response to the investigation so far, Kondo has stated that he was operating the car audio and not looking at the front.

The police are paying attention to the operation of the car audio and are investigating the detailed situation, assuming that they may have plunged into the construction site without fully applying the brakes.