Official Black Bear Inawashiro 大字三ツ和, Fukushima Oct 22, 2025, 09:05 PM
Location
Description
Around 9:05 PM on October 22, on the JR Ban'etsu West Line track area in Mitsuwa, Inawashiro Town, a train driver observed a bear about 1 m entering the track from the right side and colliding with the train. The bear was struck by the train. There were no injuries and the train service was not disrupted, but delays of up to 37 minutes occurred.
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
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 09:05 PM
Address
Inawashiro 大字三ツ和, Fukushima
Coordinates
37.548070, 140.071819
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