Yamagata Shinkansen Hits Bear After Driver Applied Brakes but Couldn’t Avoid Collision
- Posted on September 4, 2025
- By The Japan News
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Yamagata Shinkansen Hits Bear After Driver Applied Brakes but Couldn’t Avoid Collision
A Yamagata Shinkansen bullet train traveling between the stations of Itadani in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, and Niwasaka in Fukushima, collided with a bear on Thursday. None of the approximately 220 passengers were injured, and the bear reportedly fled the scene.
