TOKYO, April 16 (Xinhua) — Eleven individuals had been injured on Sunday as a big pageant float overturned in western Japan’s Osaka prefecture.
The accident happened at round 9 a.m. native time, when a Danjiri, a big four-wheel wood float pulled ahead by many individuals utilizing the float’s ropes, turned sideways after making a pointy flip at an intersection within the metropolis of Sakai.
Footage on social media confirmed the float misplaced steadiness when being hauled on the scene, its higher left half bumping right into a roadside signal, inflicting it to fall on its proper facet.
Eleven individuals had been injured, together with some who had been pulling the float and a few who had been driving on it, with three of them severely injured and brought to the hospital, nationwide broadcaster NHK reported, citing the native fireplace division.
Around 140 individuals had been pulling the float or driving on it, native newspaper Asahi Shimbun reported Sunday.
Pulling Danjiri floats weighing as much as tons is one in all western Japan’s conventional actions, however doubts have been raised lately as accidents usually happen at Danjiri-pulling festivals, typically leading to fatalities.