JR Nippori Station Falling accident surveys visually impaired groups January 16 11:37
On June 11, a disabled person conducted an on-site investigation on June 16 following an accident in which a blind man fell and died at JR Nippori Station in Arakawa-ku, Tokyo. The organization has a policy of urging JR to set earlier the home door installation time.
On November 11, at the JR Nippori Station in Arakawa Ward, a corporate worker in Adachi Ward, 53, who was blind and wore a white rod, fell from the Keihin Tohoku Line platform and was hit by a train. Died.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, there were stairs near the site, so the walking width was about 1.5 meters, which was narrower than other places.
In response, a branch of the Tokyo Blind Welfare Association, a visually impaired organization, conducted a site survey on the 16th. The organization confirmed the announcement of the station that informs the status of the platform.
According to JR East, at the work site, we plan to install a home door after summer, but the organization is requesting that the installation time be set earlier.
Kiyoshi Nagashima, a member of the survey group and the visually impaired, said, "If you don't have a home door, you will inevitably fall. There are other people and station staff who use the station. I would be grateful if you could cooperate with me, too. "