In the town of Iide, Yamagata Prefecture, police and fire departments searched the area on the afternoon of the 4th after receiving a report that a car had been washed away on a collapsed bridge, but they were unable to find the car. about it.
We plan to continue the search for five days, depending on the weather and conditions.
According to the police, before 6:00 pm on the 3rd, there was a report that the "Ohmaki Bridge" over Prefectural Route 10 in the Kojirakawa area of Iide Town, Yamagata Prefecture collapsed and one car was washed away.
The person who made the report said that when he was approaching the scene by car, the bridge suddenly collapsed and the car that was running on the opposite lane on the bridge was washed away by the river.
In addition, it is said that "I do not know" whether there was a person on board other than the driver's seat of this car.
After receiving the report, about 20 police and fire departments searched the area around the collapsed bridge for about two hours from noon on the 4th, but they did not find the car.
According to the police, the surrounding ground was muddy and it was difficult to walk.
The police and fire department plan to continue the search on the 5th, but we will carefully judge according to the weather and surrounding conditions.
According to Yamagata Prefecture, the collapsed bridge is 5.5 meters wide and 24 meters long, and is made of reinforced concrete.