JR Shikoku Bus, which operates freeway buses within the 4 prefectures of Shikoku, introduced in February that it had been touring for about seven minutes whereas one passenger was trapped within the trunk of the bus whereas attempting to take out baggage. Did.
According to JR Shikoku Bus, in late February this 12 months, when a feminine passenger in her 20s obtained off on the bus cease in entrance of Tokushima University on an specific bus heading from JR Matsuyama Station to Tokushima Station, a door was opened on the facet of the automobile. The driver, who was in his 40s, was coping with one other passenger and did not discover, closed the trunk door and began.
After that, they arrived at Tokushima Station, the terminal station about 1 km away, and located {that a} lady was trapped after they opened the trunk.
The lady was trapped for about seven minutes and was not injured.
JR Shikoku Bus reported to the Shikoku Transportation Bureau in March this 12 months and obtained a warning, and has taken disciplinary motion in opposition to the motive force.
Kenichi Miyatake, head of security promotion at JR Shikoku Bus, apologized at a press convention, saying, “This is a very big mistake, and we regret the inconvenience caused to our customers.”