Kobe City Bus 2 fatal accident Forbidden to the driver 3 years 6 months sentenced October 30 14:44
In April, in the center of Kobe City, a municipal bus crashed pedestrians one after the other, and in the accident that two people died, The district court sentenced to 3 years and 6 months in prison.
In April, near the JR Sannomiya Station in Chuo-ku, Kobe City, the driver, Futatsu Ono (65), struck two drivers and men and women in an accident where municipal buses hit pedestrians one after another. He was accused of lethal driving and lethal injury for killing four people.
In a ruling on the 30th, President of the Kobe District Court, Hiroshi Kawakami said, “It is inevitable that the professional driver who is expected to drive safely mistakes the most basic and important action of stopping at a red light. Defendant's criminal responsibility is considerably heavy even in light of the severe public punishment feelings for traffic accidents and crimes in recent years, and imprisonment is unavoidable. "
Kobe City Transportation Bureau said, “I apologize again for the irreversible serious accident. We continue to accept the judgment seriously and continue to respond to the bereaved family and those who suffered damage. We will take measures to prevent reoccurrence, such as thorough measures, and try to restore trust.The driver who caused the accident will take strict measures based on this judgment, "he commented.