バスから悲鳴…衝突事故後、車内から脱出する乗客の姿も…一部始終を"ドラレコ"が記録 「事故危険区間」で起きた5人死亡事故 (23/06/21 19:00)

On June 18th, a truck collided with a highway bus on a national highway in Yakumo Town, Hokkaido, killing five people. The dashcam captured passengers escaping from the bus. This is dashcam footage from a car traveling on a national highway in Yakumo Town. The highway bus involved in the accident is driving ahead. The moment the bus was traveling straight down the road. A pig was thrown out of the truck. The pig can also be seen limping. However, there was no reaction from the bus. Five minutes later, a female passenger exited the bus through the emergency door at the rear. Someone who had rushed over appears to be calling out to her. There were 15 passengers on board. After that, no one else appeared to exit. After another two minutes, passengers were finally seen exiting. An ambulance arrived shortly thereafter. The fire department was alerted to this accident through a smartphone. The passenger's smartphone detected the impact and automatically notified the fire department. According to the fire department, screams could be heard from inside the bus when a call was made immediately afterwards. The bus driver, Okizen Takayuki, was described by a woman who worked with him as a calm and gentle person. A woman who knew the bus driver said: "He was a really diligent driver who drove slowly. It must have been scary for him, Okizen. If he had been five or ten seconds slower, the collision wouldn't have happened, so I feel angry and frustrated." It has also been revealed that National Route 5 in Yakumo Town, where the accident occurred, has been designated by the national government as a "high-risk accident section." Reporter Fukuoka Momo: "The accident occurred on a one-lane road, with cars traveling at high speeds in both directions. However, there was no median strip." By June 20, police had conducted searches of the truck's owner's company and the driver's home on suspicion of negligent driving resulting in death, and are currently investigating the cause of the accident in detail.