One year in Otsuen's death and injuries A scene of a girl with serious injuries at present 5:31 on May 8th by her father

It's been 7 years since May last year, when a car crashed into a row of nursery school children taking a walk in Otsu City and two children died. The father of a seriously injured girl responded to the interview and complained, "I want the driver to always think and drive".

On May 8, last year, a car plunged into the line of children at "Raymond Tankai Nursery", which was waiting for the signal while taking a walk at an intersection in Otsu City, killed two children and injured 14 including nurses. It was.

At the trial, it was pointed out that a woman in Otsu City, who had entered a car at an intersection, failed to confirm safety and caused an accident. Last month, the sentence of imprisonment for 4 years and 6 months was confirmed.

The father of a girl (3 at the time) who was hospitalized for two and a half months due to a serious injury to the pelvis in this accident, said she did not want the accident to be weathered, and responded to representative interviews by news media on the phone. It was

The father said of his current daughter, "I was so timid that I couldn't move unless I held my hand in the supermarket parking lot, and I started to ask if the car would come in on the sidewalk."

“The doctor told me that I don't know when and how the aftereffects will come into play,” added anxiety about the future.

On the other hand, regarding safety measures in various places after the accident, "There are many dangerous roads where there is no distinction between sidewalks and roads, and there is a reality that the administration will not do anything unless the person injured in the accident speaks out" It was.

After that, he appealed to the driver, "If you become a perpetrator, you will bear the trauma and sadness of the victims and victims who will not heal for a lifetime. I want you to always think and drive". .

It was pointed out that urgent inspection measures are needed nationwide, and 10% of them have proceeded with construction

After this accident, urgent inspections such as walking routes for children were conducted nationwide, and it was pointed out that countermeasures were needed at more than 27,000 places.

On the other hand, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, as of December last year, approximately 3,000 locations, including 10% of the total, have undergone countermeasure construction such as the installation of guardrails.

Against this backdrop, the nursery school's corporation announced a comment on the 7th, and reiterated that "all drivers should be careful and try to drive safely in order to prevent a sad accident from happening again."