China News Service, October 12th. According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), on the morning of October 12, local time, a glider crash occurred in Biei, Hokkaido, Japan. Two men who were riding on the glider died.
The local police are investigating the details of the incident and the identities of the two people.
According to reports, on the morning of October 12, local time, the Hokkaido police in Japan received a report saying that near the Biei Gliding Field in Meizawa, Biei-cho, "something similar to a glider was seen falling."
According to information released by the local police, the police found a glider with an engine on a nearby river, carrying two men who appeared to be in their 60s and were in a coma at the time.
After being rushed to the hospital, the two were confirmed dead.
According to the report, the person in charge of the glider said that the glider suddenly lost control when it rose to an altitude of 100 meters one minute after takeoff.
He said that this glider took off for driving training.
The weather station stated that the weather in Biei Town was fine and the wind speed was low.
It is said that the Japan Transportation Safety Commission has dispatched two investigators to the scene of the accident to investigate the cause of the accident in detail.