On the morning of the 22nd, a special investigative agency that investigates the causes of accidents such as buses and trucks began investigating the bus accident that occurred on the highway in Nagoya at the request of the government.
Investigations are conducted by the Commercial Motor Vehicle Accident Investigation Committee, in which specialists in automotive engineering analyze the causes of accidents independently of the government and propose measures to prevent recurrences to the government.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has requested an investigation by the Accident Investigation Committee, saying that this accident has a large social impact, such as the death of multiple people.
The accident investigation committee began its investigation on the 22nd, and plans to confirm the status of the accident and conduct interviews with Aoi Kotsu in Komaki City, Aichi Prefecture, which operated the bus, to confirm the status of operation management. is.
We will also investigate whether there are any structural problems with vehicles and roads, and the working environment and health conditions of drivers, and propose measures to prevent recurrence.
The Commercial Motor Vehicle Accident Investigation Committee was established in 2014, and has been investigating a bus accident in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture in 2016 that killed 15 people, including university students, and injured 26 others. .
In this accident, the Chubu Transportation Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism conducted a special audit of Aoi Kotsu on the afternoon of the 22nd based on the Road Transportation Act.