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A city deputy in western Japan died after being crushed and plastered by Mikoshi or a giant trout at a local festival parade.

The incident was confirmed by local officials on Monday (19 / 10), a week after two others were reported killed in a traditional separate festival.

Akihiro Nabal, the mayor of Saijo in the Ehime Prefecture, was raising a giant stretcher with other competitors on Saturday (17 / 10) before finally stuck under that stretcher and died.

Local media reported Nabae was rushed to the hospital, but later declared dead. The cause of death is still being investigated.

Meanwhile, the deputy chief of a local police station, Makoto Hagiyama, told AFP that investigators are still trying to make sure the palanquin falls or he loses balance for a cause.

Local media reports that 11 palanquins are side by side. It is estimated that the burden of up to three tons may befall Nabal's body.

Saijo's annual festival is held by local temple-temple temple. On his official website, the municipality described the festival as a "magnificent and festive" celebration, with a series of garland palanquin carved like flowers, birds and warriors.

This tradition came from the days of Edo in Japan (1603- 1868) and was held as a thank-you to the gods for the abundant grain harvest.

On the previous Saturday, two men were also reported killed in two separate festivals in the western Osaka region. In both incidents, the stretcher capsized when the participants attempted a high-speed maneuver.

In February, two people also reported to be dead from an impasse in a traditional Japanese festival known as the Naked Man Festival.