WILLER EXPRESS issued an apology for a collision involving two of its buses near the Kuroiso Parking Area (PA) on the Tohoku Expressway around 2:50 AM on April 30.
The accident occurred when a stationary bus operated by New Prince Express, the Shinjuku to Izumichuo service (NP554, with 1 crew member and 37 passengers) was hit by a WILLER EXPRESS bus, the Tokyo to Sendai service (WB557 unit 2, with 1 crew member and 40 passengers), resulting in serious injuries to one passenger from each bus and minor injuries to three other passengers. New Prince Express operates under the WILLER EXPRESS brand.
The WILLER EXPRESS driver involved has a work history of 10 years and 6 months and showed no abnormalities during roll call or the regular health check-up in February.
WILLER EXPRESS has stated, “We sincerely apologize to the injured passengers and wish them a speedy recovery, and we deeply apologize to all other passengers for the concern and inconvenience caused. We are currently cooperating with the police investigation into the cause of the accident and will monitor its progress. Although we have always instructed our employees about traffic safety, we take the occurrence of such a serious accident very seriously and will work hard to prevent such incidents in the future.”
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