29 years since the Shigaraki Kogen railway accident Memorial service for 42 victims Shiga Koga May 14 14:12
It has been 29 years since the accident at Shigaraki Kogen Railway in Shiga Prefecture where 42 people died in 1991. A memorial service was held near the accident site in Koka City with the reduced number of participants due to the new coronavirus.
On May 14, 1991, a train of the Shigaraki Kogen Railway and a train of JR West collided head-to-side in the current city of Koga, Shiga Prefecture, causing 42 people such as passengers to die and 628 to be injured.
Only 14 years after 29 years, a memorial service was held in front of a memorial monument near the accident site, and the number of people was drastically reduced due to the influence of the new coronavirus.
All of them silently turned their flowers toward the memorial monument, and at 10:35 am when the accident occurred, the train passed by with a mourning horn.
Senjiro Masaki, President of the Shigaraki Kogen Railway, said, "I want to reward my bereaved families and people by making efforts while working to ensure safe operation."
In addition, Kazuaki Hasegawa, President of JR West, said, “The feeling of an accident must be passed on to generations, and we must make continuous efforts to establish safety in the railway business. I don't think it should be. "
Regarding the accident, the aging of the bereaved family is progressing, and the groups that have been working such as requesting the government to set up a research organization for railway accidents were dissolved last year, and the lessons learned must be passed down.