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Express train hits and kills 4 railway workers in Japan
AP News • • world
Key Points:
- An express train on the Tobu Nikko Line in Japan struck and killed four workers performing weed control near Shin-Kanuma Station, north of Tokyo.
- The victims included three workers and a supervisor, who were hospitalized but later pronounced dead; six other workers at the site were unharmed.
- The accident’s cause is under investigation, with initial reports suggesting possible miscommunication among workers and unclear actions by those on lookout duty.
- Tobu Railway officials expressed regret and pledged to implement preventive measures to avoid future incidents, emphasizing the rarity of fatal train accidents in Japan.
- Train services on the affected line were suspended temporarily but resumed later the same day.
