18
日、
三重県の
新名神高速道路で
乗用車が
逆走し、
これをよけようとした
ほかの
車など6
台が
関係する
事故になり、4
人がけがをしました。
On the 18th, on the Shin-Meishin Expressway in Mie Prefecture, a passenger car was driving the wrong way, leading to an accident involving six vehicles, including others that tried to avoid it, and four people were injured.
逆走した
車は
そのまま走り去り、
警察が
詳しい状況を
調べています。
The car that drove the wrong way sped off, and the police are investigating the details of the situation.
きょう午前11時ごろ、三重県亀山市の新名神高速道路の下り線で乗用車が逆走し、これをよけるために止まろうとしたほかの車などあわせて6台が関係する事故になりました。
Around 11 a.m. today, on the down lane of the Shin-Meishin Expressway in Kameyama City, Mie Prefecture, a passenger car was driving in the wrong direction, leading to an accident involving a total of six vehicles, including other cars that tried to stop to avoid it.
逆走した乗用車はそのまま走り去ったということです。
The car that was driving the wrong way kept going and left the scene.
警察や消防によりますと、この事故で40代から60代の女性4人がけがをしました。
According to the police and fire department, four women in their 40s to 60s were injured in this accident.
けがの程度は軽いとみられるということです。
The injury is believed to be minor.
警察によりますと、逆走した車は片側2車線の道路の中央付近を走っていて、走行車線を走っていた車4台と事故になったほか、追い越し車線の2台が逆走していた車と接触したということです。
According to the police, the car that was driving in the wrong direction was traveling near the center of a two-lane road, and in addition to causing accidents with four cars that were driving in the correct lane, two cars in the passing lane also came into contact with the car that was going the wrong way.
警察は逆走した車をさがすとともに詳しい状況を調べています。
The police are searching for the car that drove the wrong way and investigating the details of the situation.
新名神高速道路は、現場付近の下り線が一時、通行止めとなりました。
The outbound lane near the site on the Shin-Meishin Expressway was temporarily closed to traffic.
【ヘリコプターの映像】現場の様子は
NHKのヘリコプターから昼すぎに撮影した映像では、道路の両端にトラックや乗用車など複数の車が止まっていて、後ろの部分が大きくへこんでいる車もありました。
[Helicopter footage] In footage taken around noon by NHKs helicopter showing the scene, several vehicles including trucks and passenger cars are stopped on both sides of the road, and some cars have their rear sections badly dented.