犠牲者４２人を追悼　信楽鉄道事故３０年―滋賀

　滋賀県信楽町（現甲賀市）で１９９１年５月、信楽高原鉄道（ＳＫＲ）とＪＲ西日本の列車が正面衝突し、４２人が死亡した事故は、１４日で発生から３０年となった。現場近くの慰霊碑前では同日午前、追悼法要が行われた。
　法要には遺族のほか、ＳＫＲの正木仙治郎社長、ＪＲ西の長谷川一明社長らが参列した。新型コロナウイルス感染拡大の影響で、昨年と同様に参列者を限定し、時間も短縮。両社長による追悼の言葉は、読み上げず慰霊碑の前に供えた。
　正木社長は「安全最優先の運行方針の下、地域に貢献できるよう努力を重ねる」と強調。長谷川社長は「安心、信頼して利用される鉄道を築き上げる」と誓った。（2021/05/14-12:16）

A ceremony was held for the 42 victims of the 1991 train collision in the former town of Shigaraki, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Friday, the 30th anniversary of the accident.
   The event took place in front of a monument near the accident site, now part of the Shiga city of Koka. The number of participants was limited due to the spread of the novel coronavirus as in the previous year.
   In the accident, a Shigaraki Kohgen Railway Co. train and a train of West Japan Railway Co. , or JR West, crashed head-on, leaving the 42 people dead and more than 600 injured.
   "We will continue efforts to contribute to the local community based on our policy of putting top priority on safety," SKR President Senjiro Masaki said in his message.
   JR West President Kazuaki Hasegawa said in his message that his company will continue working to provide safe train services that are trusted by people.