On the morning of the 7th, an ambulance that was in an emergency run in Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture collided with a motorcycle at an intersection, killing a company employee who was driving the motorcycle.
After 5:00 am on the 7th, an ambulance from the Sagamihara City Fire Department, which was running on a prefectural road in Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture with its siren sounded, collided with a motorcycle coming from the right side when it entered an intersection with a red light.
According to the police, Yuu Tozawa (37), a company employee who lived in the city and was driving a motorcycle in this accident, was taken to the hospital, but died about two hours later.
The ambulance was on its way to the scene of another traffic accident, so the police are investigating the details of the accident by checking the drive recorder installed in the ambulance.
In response to the accident, Director Kohei Komatsu of the Sagamihara City Fire Department said, "I pray for the souls of those who passed away and express my deepest condolences to their families. We will investigate the cause of the accident and prevent recurrence. I will be thorough," he commented.