A 72-year-old man was found collapsed on an escalator at JR Mito Station and later died. Police conducted a detailed investigation and found that the man's cause of death was suffocation due to pressure on his chest and abdomen. Ta. Police believe that part of his jacket was caught in the escalator and tightened his body, and will further investigate the circumstances at the time.
On the 26th of this month, a 72-year-old office worker living in Hitachi City was found collapsed on the escalator going up from the JR Mito Station platform to the ticket gate, and was confirmed dead at the hospital he was transported to.
According to police, the man was found lying face down at the exit of an escalator, with the back hem of his suit jacket stuck in the area where the handrail was caught.
When police investigated the cause of the man's death, they found that he died of suffocation due to pressure on his chest and abdomen.
Security camera footage near the scene showed the man climbing the escalator and then falling.
Police believe that part of his jacket got caught in his body after he fell, and they plan to investigate the situation at the scene in detail after the last train leaves on the night of the 29th.