It has been 17 years since the derailment of the JR Fukuchiyama Line, which killed 107 people, on the 25th of this month.


Prior to this, an event was held to commemorate those who died walking along the railway lines around the site.

This event is held every year by people injured in the accident and their families to prevent the accident from being weathered, and walks about 3 kilometers along the site in Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture.



Last year, due to the spread of the new corona, it was held only by the people concerned, but this time, the general public was invited to participate, and about 30 people left the park near JR Tsukaguchi Station.



After walking around the railroad tracks, I took a white carnation and visited the memorial facility "Inori no Mori" set up at the accident site to mourn the dead.



A man in his 50s who participated from Kawanishi City, Hyogo Prefecture, said, "I told you that I came here for the first time in a long time because one of my acquaintances died in this accident. It is important to remember this accident even once a year. I think it is. "



Haruko Mitsui (66), a member of the organizing organization whose daughter was seriously injured in the accident, said, "I feel that the speed at which the accident is weathering is accelerating year by year. However, this accident happened. Is an indelible fact, and there are still people living with various things, so I would like to broaden my understanding of these things. "