Draft:2023 Higashi-Meihan EXPWY car crash

2023 Higashi-Meihan EXPWY car crash
Kameyama JCT. The accident occurred 1.5 km southwest of here.
Native name 東名阪道多重事故
DateMarch 27, 2023 (2023-03-27)
LocationKameyama, Mie Prefecture.
Deaths3
Non-fatal injuries5
Arrests1
ChargesDangerous Driving Causing Death or Injury

The 2023 Higashi-Meihan EXPWY car crash (東名阪道多重事故)was a traffic crash that occurred on March 27, 2023, in Henpoji-cho, Kameyama City, Mie Prefecture, resulting in 3 deaths and 5 injuries.[1][2].

The communication command staff of the Kameyama City Fire Department failed to ensure the safety of the caller, and the driver who made the 119 call was struck and killed by a following car approximately eight minutes after the call was made. Mie Prefecture and the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications were forced to respond to this problem[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Shimbun, The Yomiuri (2023-03-27). "3 Die, 1 in Critical Condition in 5-Car Accident on Expressway in Mie Prefecture". japannews.yomiuri.co.jp. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  2. ^ "3 Killed in Traffic Accident in Central Japan". 時事通信ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  3. ^ "3 killed in 5-vehicle, multi-lane expressway collision in central Japan-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2024-03-23.