Location
Description
Around 5:35 p.m. on January 4 (Sunday), in the city road area of Ishimomochi within Fukudato, Sukagawa City, a witness (a man in his 50s) driving a vehicle eastbound on the city road collided with a bear crossing the city road from the north forest (approximately 1 meter in body length). The bear then left the area moving southward.
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, January 4, 2026 at 05:35 PM
Address
Sukagawa 柱田, Fukushima
Coordinates
37.308413, 140.265144
Sources
Related Areas
Comments (1)
岡田太郎 5 months ago
夕方５時半ころ、まだ人目につく時間帯に車と衝突するとは相当な事態だ。
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