The man died in a flooded rice field Shizuoka Makinohara October 13 16:43

On the morning of March 13, a man in his 70s was found in a light truck that fell into a rice field in Makinohara, Shizuoka Prefecture, and his death was confirmed on the spot. In the area of ​​the site, information that it was flooded by the heavy rain of Typhoon No. 19 on the night of the 12th was received, and the police decided to investigate in detail because it may have fallen due to the influence of the typhoon.

At around 8 am on March 13th, at the Otoshi, Makinohara City, Shizuoka Prefecture, a light truck stopped in the rice field and there was an unconscious man inside. .

According to the police, a light truck fell on the field rice field, and a man was found in the car, and death was confirmed on the spot.

As a result of the police confirming their identity, the man who died was a man in his 70s in Makinohara.

The car was found in the area along the Sakuma River, and according to the fire department and the city, there was information from nearby residents that it was flooded by heavy rain of Typhoon No. 19 at night on the site. is.

The police consider that the light truck may have fallen into the rice field due to the typhoon and decide to investigate the situation at that time in detail.