Due to the influence of low pressure, snow is getting stronger in Kanto and Tokai, and snow is increasing in central Tokyo.

Traffic accidents are occurring one after another due to the influence of snow.

It summarizes the situation in each area.

Light truck rollover accident at the Metropolitan Expressway Rainbow Bridge

In Tokyo, accidents that seem to be affected by snow have been occurring one after another from the afternoon of the 6th.



According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, before 4 pm, a light truck heading toward the city center rolled over at the Rainbow Bridge on the Metropolitan Expressway in Minato-ku, Tokyo.

There was a driver in his 40s on the light truck, but he was not injured.



At that time, it was snowing around the site and it was piled up on the road surface, but the light truck is a summer tire, and the driver says that he "wrong the steering wheel".

The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the situation of the accident in detail, considering it as the effect of snow.



In addition to this, since accidents that are thought to be affected by snow have been occurring one after another in Tokyo from the afternoon of the 6th, the Metropolitan Police Department calls attention to avoid sudden braking and steering and drive while checking the road surface condition. I am.

Shutoko Ueno Line Up Daiba Line Up and Down Line, etc. Closed (as of 17:30 on the 6th)

According to the Japan Road Traffic Information Center, as of 5:30 pm, due to the influence of snow, the No. 1 Ueno Line goes up from Iriya to Edobashi Junction, the No. 10 Harumi Line goes down, and the No. 11 Daiba Line goes up. All down lines are closed.

Chiba Ichikawa Car stuck on a bridge over the Edo River

According to Chiba Prefecture, at around 4 pm, at the Myoden Bridge over the Edo River in Myoden, Ichikawa City, a car slipped due to snow and got stuck.

When an employee of the prefecture who received the report rushed to the site about an hour and a half later, the car that was already stuck was moving and it seems that no one was injured.



According to the fire department, a woman in her 70s slipped on the snow and fell and was taken to a hospital in Yachiyo City, Chiba Prefecture, around 3 pm.

The woman was slightly injured.

A series of accidents in Shizuoka prefecture

According to the police, 4 personal injury accidents and 23 property damage accidents occurred in Shizuoka prefecture by 3:00 pm on the 6th.



All accidents resulting in injury or death are minor injuries.



Of these, slip accidents occurred one after another on National Highway No. 469 in Suyama, Susono City, and traffic was closed for about 40 minutes after 3:00 pm.



In addition, there is information that some cars cannot run on the city road of Yoshida, Ito city due to the influence of snow, so Ito city will close the city road for about 1 km and guide the cars to other roads one by one. It means that there is.



On the other hand, according to the Prefectural Atami Civil Engineering Office, traffic jams are occurring on National Highway No. 135, which passes through Ito City, because the car is running at a slow speed due to the influence of snow as of 4:30 pm.



The police are calling for thorough anti-slip measures such as equipping chains and driving with caution, mainly in the eastern part of Shizuoka Prefecture and in the mountains, as there is a risk of freezing and snow accumulation.

Tokyo Bay Ferry canceled from afternoon (6th)

The Tokyo Bay Ferry, which connects Kurihama in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture and Kanaya in Futtsu City, Chiba Prefecture, has been canceled due to the effects of snow from flights departing Kurihama at 2:20 pm and Kanaya at 3:20 pm. Therefore, there is no prospect of resuming operations.

Sky flights canceled one after another (as of 18:00 on the 6th)

The flights that have been canceled as of 6:00 pm are:


▽ Japan Airlines connects Haneda Airport and Narita Airport with various places such as Miyazaki Airport and Takamatsu Airport,


▽ All Nippon Airways has Haneda Airport and various places such as Osaka Airport and Hiroshima Airport. There are 39 flights connecting.



Other airlines are also calling for the latest information on their websites, etc., as some cancellations and delays may occur due to bad weather.