Official Black Bear Bandai, Fukushima May 10, 2026, 10:13 AM

Description

On Sunday, May 10 at approximately 7:13 p.m., on the downhill lanes of the Tohoku Expressway (Ban-etsu Expressway) near 107 kp in Shimokawamae area, Sarashina, Bandai Town, a passenger car driven by a man in his 40s, while traveling in the first lane of the downhill direction, collided with a bear (about 1 m in length) that crossed from the left side to the right side of his direction of travel. Subsequently, four following vehicles ran over the same bear.

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, May 10, 2026 at 10:13 AM

Address

Coordinates

37.538470, 140.022536

Sources