Passenger car Falls in the river Two men and women are killed Chiba Kujukuri Feb 17 20:34
On the afternoon of the 17th, a passenger car fell on a river near a fishing port in Kujukuri, Chiba Prefecture, killing two men and women on board. Police are verifying their identity and investigating the cause of the fall.
At 3:00 pm on the 17th, a nearby man reported to the police at a river near a katakai fishing port in Koseki, Kujukuri-cho, Chiba Prefecture, that a car had fallen into the sea and sank.
Police and the fire department rescued, and men in their 60s and women in their 80s were rescued from a passenger car sinking in the river and transported to a hospital, but both died shortly after 5 pm.
According to previous investigations, the police have confirmed their identities and have investigated the cause of the car's fall in detail as there is no noticeable injury to the two.