Location
Description
On June 24 (Wednesday) at around 2:00 p.m., on National Route 118 in Shinbayashi, Makinochi, Ten’ei Village, Iwase District, the driver involved in the accident (a man in his 50s) was traveling east on the highway when he collided with a bear (about 1 m in length) that jumped out from the right side of the road. The bear then left on foot into the forest south of the road. The vehicle sustained minor damage in the traffic accident, and the driver was not injured.
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, June 24, 2026 at 05:00 AM
Address
Ten-ei Makinouchi, Fukushima
Coordinates
37.271436, 140.153560
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