On May 14th (Saturday), while driving on the road near 2-1798 Ogawacho, Kodaira City, Tokyo, a regular passenger car driven by Ryoya OGAWA, a player of our club, collided with a vehicle that was stopped at a traffic signal ahead, causing a multi-vehicle accident that resulted in a collision with the vehicle pushed forward.
Furthermore, there were no injuries to the two individuals in the vehicle that was rear-ended, Ryoya OGAWA.
We sincerely apologize for the great inconvenience caused to everyone involved.
The club will issue a strict warning to Ryoya OGAWA and will thoroughly promote traffic safety measures to all players and related parties to prevent recurrence.
1. Occurrence Date and Time May 14, 2016 (Saturday) around 8:05 AM
2. Location of Occurrence 2-1798 Ogawacho, Kodaira City, Tokyo
3. Overview
Ryoya OGAWA was driving a regular passenger car in the vicinity of 2-1798 Ogawacho, Kodaira City, Tokyo, when he accidentally pressed the accelerator instead of the brake and collided with two vehicles (both light passenger cars) that were waiting at a traffic signal ahead.
A vehicle collided with a car stopped at a traffic signal ahead, causing the pushed vehicle to collide with another vehicle further ahead.
The vehicles involved in the rear-end collision (both light passenger cars) had no injuries: the front vehicle (female / no passengers) and the vehicle ahead (male / no passengers) and Ryoya OGAWA.
After the incident occurred, we promptly contacted the police and other relevant parties to respond.
◆Ryoya OGAWA's Comment
"I sincerely apologize to the two individuals involved in the accident caused by my negligence. I will take utmost care to ensure that such an incident does not happen again in the future. I am truly sorry for the inconvenience caused."