Japan deputy mayor crushed to death during festival日本副市长在节日期间被踩踏致死
TOKYO: A deputy mayor in western Japan died after being crushed under a giant float during a local parade, officials said Monday (Oct 19), a week after two others were reportedly killed at separate traditional festivals.
FILE PHOTO: Organised by local shrines, the annual Saijo festival is a "gorgeous and flashy" affair, punctuated with a procession of floats sculpted to symbolise flowers, birds and warriors. - SAIJO CITY
TOKYO: A deputy mayor in western Japan died after being crushed under a giant float during a local parade, officials said Monday (Oct 19), a week after two others were reportedly killed at separate traditional festivals.
Akihiro Nabae, deputy mayor of the city of Saijo in the Ehime region, was carrying a giant float with other participants on Saturday before becoming trapped beneath it, city and police officials told AFP.
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资料照片：一年一度的西条祭由当地神社组织，场面“华丽壮观”，祭典期间会举行花车游行，花车造型各异，分别象征着花、鸟和武士。——西条市
东京：官员周一（10 月 19 日）表示，日本西部一名副市长在当地游行中被巨型花车压死。一周前，据报道另有两人在不同的传统节日中丧生。
据法新社报道，爱媛县西条市副市长名波江明弘周六与其他参与者一起抬着一个巨大的花车，结果被压在下面。市府和警方官员告诉法新社。
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