Two cars collided and burned at the Kasumigamine Tunnel on Kochi Road.
Around noon on the 28th, two cars collided at the Kasumiga Tunnel of Kochi Expressway that passes the border between Ehime Prefecture and Kochi Prefecture, and two people were found in the dead car from the fire.
Around noon on the 28th, two cars colliding with each other in the Kasumigatunnel on the Kochi Expressway in Shingu-cho, Shikokuchuo, Ehime Prefecture collided.
According to police, in this accident, a light passenger car fired and burned, and after about 30 minutes it was extinguished, but two people were found dead in the car.
The other passenger car was a 43-year-old man from Kochi City who was lightly injured.
The police investigate the detailed cause by listening to the situation of the accident from a man, and hurry to confirm the identity of the two found in the body.
“Kasumamine Tunnel” is approximately 4.3 km in length and passes through the border between Ehime Prefecture and Kochi Prefecture.
Also, the site where the accident occurred is a straight road with two lanes on each side.
As a result of this accident, the Kochi Expressway is closed on the up line between the Otoyo Interchange in Kochi Prefecture and the Shingu Interchange in Ehime Prefecture.
Accident scene
This video was taken around noon on the 28th in the Kasumiga tunnel of Kochi Expressway where the accident occurred.
In the back of the car, which seems to be a white passenger car, you can see a red flame rising.
In addition, black smoke and white smoke are rising rapidly, and you can see firefighters fighting fire.
The woman who photographed said, “When I was running up the tunnel, I saw a flame in front of me and stopped because I thought it was an accident. After that, I heard a loud explosion called“ Burn ”about 5 times every minute. I was very scared. "