On the evening of the 9th, a man in his 60s who was riding an electric wheelchair at a railroad crossing on the Kintetsu Nara Line in Higashi-Osaka City was hit by a train and died.
The police are investigating the detailed situation at that time because the electric wheelchair was caught by the barrier that came down and was hit by the train.
Around 4 pm on the 9th, a man riding an electric wheelchair at a railroad crossing on the Kintetsu Nara Line in Higashi-Osaka City was hit by a running train.
The man was taken to the hospital, but was confirmed dead about an hour later, and police are proceeding with confirmation of his identity as a man in his 60s in the prefecture based on his belongings.
There are alarms and barriers at the railroad crossing, and police analyzed the images from nearby security cameras and found that the man was caught by the barrier that came just before he finished crossing the railroad crossing and was hit by a train. about it.
In addition, the girl child who witnessed the accident said, "When I passed the railroad crossing to go play with my friends, my grandpa had collapsed. I was still conscious and was told to press the emergency button on the railroad crossing, so I pressed it, but soon after that the train Has come. "
The police are investigating the detailed situation at that time by listening to the driver.