Kagoshima Kinkocho Car crashed due to earth and sand 1 person rescued July 8 at 12:40
On the morning of the 8th, a landslide occurred on a national highway in Kinko Town, Kagoshima Prefecture, and a car was caught in the sand and fell to a rocky area under the road. The man who was driving was rescued by a helicopter, and according to the Japan Coast Guard, he was conscious and had no noticeable trauma.
At around 6:50 am on the 8th, a person who was driving by car on Route 269 on Kinko Town, Kagoshima Prefecture, reported to the police that a landslide had occurred and the car in front was involved. did.
According to police, the car was washed away by the earth and sand and fell a few meters down into a rocky area on the sea side.
An elderly man driving a car was rescued by a helicopter at the 10th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters as police and fire departments rescued.
According to the Japan Coast Guard, men are slightly injured near their faces and arms, but they are conscious.
According to police, the site is a national road with one lane on each side, and the slope has collapsed over a width of 40 to 50 meters and a height of about 2 meters.