On the 15th, there was a head-on collision between two cars on National Route 6 in Tsuchiura City, Ibaraki Prefecture, resulting in the death of two women in their 90s who were riding in a day service pick-up car, and three others were seriously injured. Ta.
At around 4:50 pm on the 15th, a van and a passenger car collided head-on on National Route 6 in Arakawahongo, Tsuchiura City.
According to police, the two people riding in the van in the accident, Kazuko Yasujima (91) from Mito City and Miyoko Fujisaki (98) from Ushiku City, were both seriously injured and were pronounced dead at a hospital. it was done.
In addition, a 92-year-old man in the same car suffered serious injuries, breaking his ribs and a 74-year-old man breaking his leg, while a 33-year-old woman driving the car also suffered minor injuries to her leg.
According to police, the van was transporting four elderly people using day care services.
The 50-year-old woman who was driving the car was not injured, and upon investigation, she reportedly said that she had ``misoperated the steering wheel.''
The scene was a straight road with one lane on each side with good visibility, and police believe that a passenger car driven by a woman crossed the center line and collided, and are investigating the details of the situation.