It has been 29 days and a month since a 5-year-old child was left behind in a shuttle bus and died of heat stroke at a nursery school in Nakama City, Fukuoka Prefecture.
In the parking lot of the nursery school where the bus was stopped, we saw people quietly holding hands.
One month ago, on the 29th of last month, Fuyu Kurakake (5) died of heat stroke at "Futaba Nursery School" in Nakama City, Fukuoka Prefecture, after being left behind for about 9 hours on the shuttle bus when he went to the park.
Flowers and drinks were still offered in the parking lot of the nursery school where the bus was stopped, and on the 29th, people were seen quietly holding hands.
A woman in her 40s who came with drinks and sweets said, "I would have been asking for help in the harsh heat and I feel sorry. I don't think it's a thing because my child's age is close. When I think of him, my chest is tightened, "he said with tears in his eyes.
In the explanations on the nursery side so far, the principal who was operating the bus alone did not confirm the back seat where Fuyu was, and the nursery teacher in charge did not confirm with the parents because he thought that he was absent. I know that.
In addition, a special audit of Fukuoka Prefecture and Nakama has revealed safety management problems, such as the fact that the director operates a shuttle bus by himself and no staff who can handle children are on board. Will issue improvement recommendations soon.
On the other hand, the police are searching the nursery school on suspicion of accidental fatalities in business, and are proceeding with the investigation, such as verifying how much the temperature inside the shuttle bus has risen under the same conditions as at the time of the scorching sun.