A metal pipe fell from a scaffolding at a construction site in Kobe, injuring two people at 21:20 on September 29.

According to the Hyogo Prefectural Police Headquarters, at around 4:50 pm on the 29th, a metal pipe fell from the scaffolding at the construction site in Sumiyoshihonmachi, Higashinada-ku, Kobe, and hit two people nearby.



According to police, a 44-year-old woman was seriously injured and is being treated at the hospital.

It means that there is consciousness.



Police are also investigating the situation after a 70-year-old man was slightly injured.



The site is an area where stores and houses are lined up near JR Sumiyoshi Station.