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Description
Around 8:05 p.m. on June 5, on the Ban'etsu Expressway northbound near 102.4 km post, a car carrying a driver in his 50s and two family members struck a bear about 1.2 m long that crossed from the left to the right side of the direction of travel. There were no injuries. The bear died on the road after the collision.
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
Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 08:05 PM
Address
Inawashiro 大字磐根, Fukushima
Coordinates
37.545352, 140.060364
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