Dashi Floats Overturn in Series of Accidents, Two Dead, Several Injured in Osaka [Super J Channel] (October 10, 2026)

A news report from Super J Channel (TV Asahi NEWS) on a series of festival float (danjiri) overturning accidents in Osaka Prefecture on October 10, 2026, in which two men died and several people were injured. In the first incident, about 11 a.m. at an intersection in Nagataki, Izumisano, a float overturned; a 51-year-old man was taken to hospital and confirmed dead, with two others seriously and five lightly injured. Around 1:20 p.m., a float also overturned in Izumiotsu, killing a 48-year-old man. Police are investigating the cause.

• Oct 10, about 11 a.m.: a danjiri overturned at an intersection in Nagataki, Izumisano; one 51-year-old man died, two people were seriously injured and five lightly injured.
• About 1:20 p.m. the same day: a danjiri overturned in Izumiotsu, killing a 48-year-old man.
• The float reportedly overturned just after turning at the intersection; police are investigating the cause.

大阪で祭りのだんじりが横転する事故が相次ぎ、男性2人が死亡しました。 　10日午前11時ごろ、大阪府泉佐野市長滝の交差点で「だんじりが交差点内で横転して、負傷者がたくさん発生しています」と、消防に通報がありました。 　この事故で、だんじりに乗っていた奥貴博さん（51）が病院に搬送されましたが、死亡が確認されました。 　ほかに2人が重傷、5人が軽傷です。 　だんじりは、交差点を曲がった直後に横転していて、警察が事故の原因を調べています。 　また泉大津市でも午後1時20分ごろ、祭りのだんじりが横転する事故があり、48歳の男性が死亡しました。 　けが人も複数いるということです。 [テレ朝NEWS] https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp