OSAKA, Oct 13 (News On Japan) –
A 26-year-old man died after being run over by a conventional yagura float throughout a procession within the Okada district of Sennan, Osaka, on the morning of October 11, with emergency providers receiving a name shortly after 7 a.m. reporting that he had been struck by the wheels in the course of the native Yagura Festival.
Police recognized the sufferer as Kaito Takahashi, a Sennan resident, who was transported to a hospital however later pronounced useless from extreme accidents to his head, stomach, and different elements of his physique. According to investigators, Takahashi was amongst roughly 30 folks pulling the float when he tried to run forward of it, misplaced his stability, and fell beneath the wheels. The group Takahashi belonged to cancelled their scheduled procession for the day, although the pageant was initially deliberate to run over two days on October 11 and 12.
Source: FNN