Three years ago, a national investigation committee analyzed the cause of an accident in Yokohama where a route bus collided with a pillar on the side of a road or a car in front of it and killed a passenger, and compiled a report proposing measures to prevent recurrence. It was.
In October 2018, in Yokohama City, a route bus of Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu collided with a pillar on the side of the road and a car in front of it one after another, and a boy student who was in the first grade of high school at that time died and passengers A total of 6 drivers were seriously injured.
According to a report of the investigation committee commissioned by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, it is believed that the accident was caused by the driver's loss of consciousness.
In addition,
▽ the driver did not immediately interrupt the operation while noticing a change in physical condition such as a feeling of bloodiness several tens of seconds before the accident, and
▽ several times in daily life several years before the accident. He points out that the main cause is that the driver himself was not aware that the loss of consciousness would result in a serious accident, even though he had not reported to the company that he had lost consciousness.
He also points out that one of the causes was that the company was not able to grasp the past changes in the driver's physical condition.
For this reason, as a recurrence prevention measure,
▽ to ask the driver to report on the experience of losing consciousness in the past or illness that may interfere with driving, and
▽ to stop driving without hesitation if you feel
something is
wrong. It cites repeated guidance to do so,
and recommends that the Ministry
of
Land
,
Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and industry groups thoroughly implement it for businesses nationwide.