Karuizawa bus accident survivor "need to think about the license system" request to the National Police Agency November 28 6:21

3 years ago, the association formed by the bereaved family of a bus accident in which 15 people, including university students, died in Karuizawa-machi, Nagano Prefecture, 27 days We asked for a mechanism.

A car accident investigation committee commissioned by the government over a bus accident in Karuizawa-machi, Nagano Prefecture, where 15 university students and other people died in January 2016, was large for about five years, although the driver who died had a license. He points out the possibility that he did not drive the bus and his driving skill on the mountain road was not enough.

Based on these findings, members of the association made up of the bereaved university students visited the National Police Agency for the first time yesterday, and in order to prevent the recurrence of the accident, the aptitude test was conducted when the license was renewed. If so, we requested a mechanism that cannot be updated.

According to the bereaved family, the National Police Agency did not give a specific response to the request, but showed an understanding of the need for a mechanism.

Mr. Yoshinori Tahara, who was the representative of the society and lost his second son in an accident, said, “I was able to directly convey the belief of the bereaved family who needed to think about the license system. It was.