Prefecture to announce measures for railroad crossings

Breaking news "Gunma Prefecture".

By AI of "Isesaki FM".

Prefecture to present schedule within next week for abolishing and converting Class 4 railroad crossings.

Following the accident in Takasaki City where a young girl was hit by a train and killed at a railroad crossing without barriers or warning devices,
the prefecture announced on the 18th its intention to present a schedule within next week for the abolition of Class 4 railroad crossings and conversion to automatic crossings.

Governor Ichita Yamamoto said at a regular press conference on the 18th,
"The abolition and conversion of Class 4 railroad crossings will be mainly carried out by the national government, municipalities, and railway operators, but as a prefecture, we would like to support them as much as possible."