Mito escalator accident cause of death was suffocation due to jacket getting tangled up. Police believe that part of his jacket was caught in the escalator and tightened his body, and will further investigate the circumstances at the time.
Security camera footage near the scene showed the man climbing the escalators and then falling. The man was found lying face down at the exit of an escalator, with the back hem of his suit jacket stuck in the area where the handrail was caught. Police plan to investigate the situation at the scene in detail after the last train leaves on the night of the 29th.