World · East Asia & Pacific · 7 hrs ago
Saijo deputy mayor dies after being trapped under festival float
Saijo deputy mayor Akihiro Nabae died at a festival in Saijo, Ehime Prefecture, on October 17.
Nabae, 62, was taking part as one of the people carrying a taikodai, a large festival float.
He was trapped beneath a float during an event involving 11 taikodai, according to police.
He was taken to a hospital in Niihama, where he was pronounced dead about an hour later.
The Saijo Festival is known for displays of many taikodai, which are about 5.3 metres tall and weigh two to three tonnes.
The accident involved a heavy float during a festival contest, though the exact circumstances have not been established.
Police are investigating how the accident happened.
Saijo Deputy Mayor Akihiro Nabae, 62, died after being trapped beneath a festival float in Saijo, Ehime Prefecture.
He was taking part as a float carrier in the Saijo Festival when the accident happened on October 17.
The Ehime Shimbun reported that he was taken to a hospital in Niihama, where his death was confirmed about an hour later.
Police said 11 floats were competing at the time and that Nabae was believed to have been caught beneath the Otani float he was helping carry.
- Who
- Saijo Deputy Mayor Akihiro Nabae, 62.
- What
- He died after being trapped beneath a festival float.
- When
- October 17, at about 5:45 p.m.
- Where
- A riverbank in Saijo, Ehime Prefecture. The Ehime Shimbun identified the site as the Uzui River riverbank.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Saijo Festival began, according to the Yomiuri Shimbun.
Nabae was trapped beneath a float during a festival event at a riverbank in Saijo.
The Ehime Shimbun reported that Nabae’s death was confirmed at a hospital in Niihama.
- Victim
- Akihiro Nabae, 62
- Position
- Saijo deputy mayor
- Incident date and time
- October 17, about 5:45 p.m.
- Festival event
- Competition involving 11 floats
- Float involved
- Otani float, according to police
- Float size
- About 5.3 metres tall and 2–3 tonnes, according to the Yomiuri Shimbun