Official Black Bear Aizuwakamatsu Kawahigashimachi-Hatta, Fukushima Jun 7, 2026, 10:15 AM
Location
Description
On Sunday, June 7, at around 7:15 p.m., on the Tohoku Expressway (Ban-etsu Expressway) westbound near 112.6 km in Hatta, Kawahigashi-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, a passenger car driven by a man in his 40s, while traveling in the westbound passing lane, collided with a bear (approximately 1.2 m in body length) that crossed from the right toward the left across the direction of travel. Neither the driver nor the occupants were injured. The bear died near the accident site.
Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.
Bear Type
Black Bear
Number of Bears
1
Provider Type
Official
Date & Time
Sunday, June 7, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Address
Aizuwakamatsu Kawahigashimachi-Hatta, Fukushima
Coordinates
37.544785, 139.983492
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