Death of a delivery worker due to increased home delivery needs New Corona May 3 18:38

As new coronaviruses are required to refrain from going out, there is an increasing need for delivery agency services that deliver food from restaurants to customers. Under such circumstances, information on the accidents of the delivery staff was received about 30 cases nationwide, and it was found that there was an accident in which a university student's delivery staff died in Tokyo.

According to the company that operates the delivery agency service "Uber Eats", the number of stores that have contracted home delivery was 17,000 stores in mid-February, but one month after that, due to the spread of infection, it was necessary to refrain from going out. It means that the number of stores has increased by 3000 and the number has increased to 20,000 at the end of March.

Under these circumstances, the Uber Eats Union, a labor union made up of delivery staff, received about 30 reports nationwide from January to March that the delivery staff had an accident.

And last month, I learned that there was a fatal accident.

On the 6th of last month, a 21-year-old university student, a deliveryman, was riding a bicycle at an intersection in Kamiigusa, Suginami-ku, and died in a collision with a light passenger car from the left.

According to the Metropolitan Police Department, I was on the way to picking up food at the restaurant.

It means that the operating company gives delivery staff training on traffic safety, and calls on them to wear masks and thoroughly disinfect them as a countermeasure against infection.

The operating company says, "Safety of the delivery staff is of utmost importance, and we want to make further efforts to raise awareness of safety so that a fatal accident will never happen again."

Many flowers at the scene of the accident

A lot of flowers were being handed to the scene of the accident where a delivery student was killed.

A man in his 70s living nearby shot the situation immediately after the accident.

According to the man, a college student is lying on the left side of the road that passes through the center of the screen, and paramedics were conducting life-saving activities such as heart massage.

"When I was at home, there was a squeaking noise, and when I looked outside, I was in a situation like the one in the photo. There were a lot of police cars coming up and I was in a turmoil," he said of the situation at the time.

Also, a man in his 60s living nearby said, "I'm really sorry to hear that a young person has died."

Labor union survey also reported 30 accident reports nationwide

Toshiaki Tsuchiya (43), a delivery member of Uber Eats, is increasing the number of new users who have used the delivery service for the first time as the number of people spending time at home increases with the spread of the new coronavirus. Is to feel.

According to Tsuchiya, the delivery staff can get about 500 yen for each delivery, although it depends on the distance and time of day.

With the spread of the infection, Uber Eats is asking the delivery staff to wear a mask and wash and disinfect their hands. Tsuchiya also had to wear a mask and gloves before delivery.

Tsuchiya had a fall on a rainy day last year, and the Uber Eats Union, a labor union made up of delivery workers, conducted an investigation into the number of delivery accidents.

As a result, it was reported that a deliveryman had an accident, and about 30 cases were sent nationwide from January to March.

Although there were many light injuries such as bruises and scratches, there were also accidents that resulted in serious injuries such as bone fractures.

Mr. Tsuchiya said, "I am working because I had an accident that I should work with the risk of an accident in mind, but I feel like that. I feel that they are meeting the needs of, and I think that they are becoming more important, so I would like to be more careful in providing them. "