Falling on a railroad A woman is hit by a train and killed or blind? Tokyo Katsushika October 1 17:13
On the morning of the day, a woman fell on a track at a station in Katsushika-ku, Tokyo and was killed by a train. The woman seems to be blind, and the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the details.
Around 10:30 am on the 1st, a woman in her 60s fell from her home to the track at Keisei Oshiage Line / Keiseiishi Station in Katsushika-ku, Tokyo.
The woman tried to get home from the track, but was killed by the train that entered immediately after.
According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, it was believed that the woman was blind because she fell while walking on the platform with a white collar.
Braille blocks were installed on the platform of the station, but there was no platform door.
The Metropolitan Police Department urgently confirms the identity of the deceased woman and investigates the details of the accident.
The maintenance status of the home door
In 2016, the maintenance of the doors to prevent accidents from falling off the platform of the station was carried out in response to an accident in which a visually impaired man fell on the track and died at Aoyama 1-chome Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line. It is being advanced.
According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the number of stations where platform doors are installed is 783 nationwide as of the end of March, increasing year by year, but only about 8% of the total.
According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, there are plans to increase the number of stations to 882 throughout Japan by the next fiscal year when the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games are held. JR East is currently proceeding with construction at various locations. We have decided to install platform doors at all 243 stations on the 24 major metropolitan areas such as the Saikyo Line and Joban Line.