Keikyu Line Accident Truck Turns over many times, turns right, crosses approach, also gets stuck September 6, 3:14

On the 5th, at the railroad crossing on the Keikyu Line in Yokohama City, the train collided with a large truck, derailed, the truck driver died, and 33 people including passengers were injured. I could n’t turn it all at once, but it turned out over several tens of seconds, turning it back and forth, and I was stuck.

On the 5th, at the railroad crossing on the Keikyu Line in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama City, a special train of 8 cars collided with a large truck and three cars were derailed from the top, and the truck was also damaged and burned.

Michio Motohashi driver (67) who worked at a transportation company in Katori City, Chiba Prefecture, who was driving a truck, died and 33 passengers and other persons were injured.

According to police, the large truck turned right on the narrow alley beside the railroad and entered the railroad crossing, but at that time it was installed at the railroad crossing to turn around and turn the handle many times That was reflected in the camera.

The police are investigating the detailed situation at the time, as soon as they turned right after several tens of seconds, they had a breaker and got stuck.

The Keikyu Line is unable to drive between Keikyu Kawasaki and Kamiooka, and is aiming to resume until the rush hour on the evening of the 6th.

The size and movement of the level crossing

According to the police, large trucks are about 2.5m wide and 12m long.

The level crossing is about 11m wide and about 20m long.

In order for a large truck that has run along a narrow alley beside the railroad track to enter the railroad crossing, it is necessary to pass a 12 meter long body while turning right between the poles of the signs installed on both sides of the alley.

According to the police and Keikyu, the security camera installed at the railroad crossing tried to make a right turn so that the truck could go round, but it was clogged without being able to bend, and it was shown that the steering wheel was turned back and forth several times .

According to witnesses, the car body touched the pole that was on the left side of the alley in this direction.

Tens of seconds after attempting to enter the railroad crossing, the car body entered the railroad crossing, but soon after a breaker was stuck and the train collided with the left rear part of the car body.

Why are large trucks usually used at level crossings?

According to the employees of the group company of the company to which the large truck belongs, the truck leaves the company in Katori City, Chiba Prefecture at around 4 am on the 5th, and is loaded with grapefruit etc. at the shipping location in Kanada-ku, Yokohama So, it was scheduled to be transported to another company in Narita City, Chiba Prefecture.

The company to which the truck belongs has often been responsible for delivering the same content in the past, and Michio Motohashi (67), who was driving the truck this time, has also carried luggage from the same shipping area three times in the past. about it.

Employees say, “When transporting luggage from the shipping area, it is a common route to turn on the highway in front of the accident site and enter the expressway. The

On top of that, he said, "I may have cut through the main street that should bend, but I don't know why I took this route."