One year after the Yokohama Seaside Line reverse accident Accident to prevent recurrence June 1, 12:43
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A new transportation system "Seaside Line" that runs unmanned and running in Yokohama City suddenly runs backwards at a station, and 16 passengers suffered serious injuries, one year in a day, Employees vowed to prevent accident recurrence and ensure safe operation.
On June 1, last year, at Shin-Sugita Station of the new transportation system "Seaside Line" in Yokohama City, an unmanned vehicle was running in reverse and collided with a parking lot on the premises, which caused 16 seriously injured passengers by police. I bear it.
According to the operating company, the reverse run occurred because the cable inside the vehicle connected to the device that controls the direction of travel was broken.
One year after the accident, at the site of Shin-Sugita Station, which was the site of the accident, the station manager gave a message from the president to the employees that they would like to reaffirm the importance of safety during a roll call before work.
Also, in the office of the station, a poster stating that June 1 was designated as "Safety Day" was posted inside the company, and asking "What did you think of that day?" We are requesting that we renew our commitment to safe driving.
Ryumi Suzuki, Operation Manager of the operating company "Yokohama Seaside Line," said, "We want to work together to improve safety awareness in order to prevent an accident again."
Police investigation and national investigation
Regarding this accident, the police continue to investigate the cause of accidents by investigating the circumstances of vehicle design and maintenance on the suspicion of accidental injury due to business reasons.
On the other hand, in February this year, the Transport Safety Board of Japan decided to properly carry out wiring work during the manufacture of the vehicle regarding the disconnection of the cable inside the vehicle connected to the device that controls the direction of travel, which is said to have caused reverse running. We have published a progress report that points out that regular inspections were not carried out in addition to the above.