Aizu Railway Train debris rides on earth and sand No injuries Fukushima Shimogo Town

Aizu Railway train rides on earth and sand Derailment No injuries Fukushima Shimogo-cho, November 27, 10:54

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On the morning of the 27th, there was an accident in Shimogo-cho, Fukushima where the first train of Aizu Railway climbed on earth and sand and derailed. There were no injuries to the passengers and drivers, but the slopes on the sides of the tracks were broken, and the Transportation Safety Committee is investigating the cause.

Around 5:50 am on the 27th, the first train of Aizu Railway, which had been running between Tonohetsuri Station and Yunokami Onsen Station in Shimogo-cho, Fukushima Prefecture, got on the track and derailed.

The train was in the direction of Aizuwakamatsu Station with a two-car train, and at that time there were 11 passengers and a driver on board, but there was no injury.

The passengers walked on the tracks and were evacuated to a nearby road under the guidance of the staff.

According to the Aizu Railway, the slope of the side of the track collapsed over a width of about 5 meters, and earth and sand were flowing on the track, and the driver said, “I noticed and applied the brakes but I wasn't in time.”

The Transportation Safety Committee of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism dispatches two railway accident investigators to the site to investigate the cause.

As a result of this derailment, Aizu Railway will postpone all-day driving on the upper and lower lines between Aizu Tajima Station and Aizu Wakamatsu Station.

President of Aizu Railway "Sorry that there should not be"

Nao Oishi, president of Aizu Railway, explained the situation at the site, "The site had a tight curve and the outlook was very bad, and it was dark in the early morning, so the driver also applied the brakes but it was not in time" .

On top of that, he said, “Sorry that something that shouldn't have happened. The country will investigate the cause of the accident, so we ca n’t make a recovery prospect right now.” I showed the idea that it would take.