A traffic accident by my daughter

I was surprised when I took a phone call from my daughter about 8 a.m. in this morning. She said she had an traffic accident.
I asked whether she had called her high school. She said she hadn't  because she didn't have the phone number then. So I told her I would call her teacher and I would be there as soon as possible. Then I said to my boss I would take leave and went to the place.
         It was near her high school., near Wakamiya intersection.  She goes through the root 386 and turn right at the traffic light usually. But today she saw many cars in front of her then decided to short cut. When she went out the narrow path to the wide street, she had to stop and turn right. Then a car came from right direct very slowly, she thought it turn right and she went ahead, but the narrow path was restricted while a certain hour, so the car went straight. She can't stop and she bumped its rear left tire.
         She hit  her left shin against her mortar bike and cut a little. When I arrived there she holder the shin with a coolant wrapped with a towel. She said the driver purchased them at the nearest convenience store.
       I thought it was completely my daughter's fault. But the driver was so kind to accompany with us to the hospital.
      The hospital was so crowded today. We wait about two hours. Someone said that the previous two days it rained so heavily in Hita city, the citizens were partly alerted to run away their houses. So many patient couldn't come to hospital these two days. That's why it was so crowded today.
      Anyway, my daughter was treated, the doctor put on　disinfectant on the injury and told her to take antibiotic. She was taken an X-ray, then we were surprised to see the technician was the man our next door neighbor.
       I was relieved she wasn't seriously hurt,  just got with lightly bruised and slightly cut.
      I admire the driver. In the beginning to when we said good bye, he was so nice. My daughter and I apologized to interrupted him to go to work. He said it's O.K. and take care of herself casually. He ought to scold her but he didn't.
     Though It was unexpected accident to be twice, I was happy to meet such a nice man.


  　 今朝８時頃　娘から電話があってびっくりした。事故った、という。学校には連絡したかと聞くと、番号がわからないという。それで先生には私から連絡する、なるべく早く行くから、と言った。上司にいって休みをとってすぐ現場に行った。
学校のすぐ近くで、若宮交差点の近くだった。いつもは３８６号線を行って信号で右折するのだけど今日はクルマがいっぱいいたから近道をしようとしたそうだ。せまい路地から大きな通りに出るとき停止して右折しなくてはいけない。右方向からクルマがゆっくり来ていた、その路地に右折してくるかと思い前進した。でもその路地は時間帯によって進入禁止だ。そのクルマは直進した。娘は止まれなくてその後ろ左タイヤにぶつかった。
娘は左足のすねをバイクにぶつけ、ちょっと切った。私がそこに着いたときはタオルでくるんだ冷却剤をあてていた。その運転手さんが近くのコンビニで買ってきてくれたそうだ。
私は娘の方が完全に悪いと思った。しかし運転手さんは親切に病院まで同行してくれた。
病院はものすごく混んでいた。２時間くらい待った。だれかが、この２日間、日田市は大雨で所によっては避難勧告が出て、それで病院に来れなかったので今日こんなに多いのだと言っていた。
でも、医者に見てもらえた。消毒薬をつけて抗生物質を飲むように言われた。レントゲンもとった。レントゲン技師さんはうちの隣の人だったのでびっくりした。
けががたいしたことなく、打ち身と少しの切り傷だったのでほっとした。
運転手さんには敬服した。初めから、お別れするときまでずっと感じよかった。仕事に行く途中をじゃましてすみませんでしたと言ったら、いいえ、気をつけてね、と快活に答えた。娘に怒っても当然なのに。
こんな事故はもうあってほしくないけれど、こんないい人に遭えてよかった。

5 July 2012