埼玉さいたま行田ぎょうだ4人よにん死亡しぼう事故じこ はじめに転落てんらく男性だんせい はしご降おりる最中さいちゅうか

On the 2nd, in Gyoda City, Saitama Prefecture, regarding the accident where four people died after falling one after another into a manhole while inspecting a sewer pipe, interviews with the fire department revealed that the first man to fall is believed to have fallen while descending underground using a ladder.

Around 9 a.m. on the 2nd, four workers inspecting a sewer pipe in Nagano, Gyoda City, fell into a manhole, and all were later confirmed dead.

According to the police investigation, all of the deceased were company employees living in Saitama Prefecture: Hiroyuki Honma 53 from Gyoda City, Hidekazu Higuchi 56 from Ageo City, Makoto Matsumura 54 from Konosu City, and a 54-year-old man from Kitamoto City.

According to the police, work began around 9 a.m. on the 2nd, and it is believed that Mr. Honma fell first, followed by the other three who fell one after another while trying to help him.

Mr. Honma was descending underground, more than 10 meters deep, using a ladder, but it is believed that he fell partway down, according to information obtained from the fire department.

At that time, there was water accumulated at the bottom of the manhole, and there were no noticeable external injuries on the body. The fire department detected hydrogen sulfide at the scene.

The police believe that there is a possibility the person experienced a sudden change in physical condition, such as inhaling toxic gas while descending underground by ladder, and then fell. They are also investigating the circumstances under which the other three people fell.

A man living nearby: We all observed a moment of silence. A man in his 70s who lives nearby said, I always clean around here with my neighbors.

Today, before we started cleaning, everyone observed a moment of silence together.

Im shocked that as many as four precious lives have been lost.

I never dreamed that such an accident would happen in a place that has always been so quiet, he said.