Four workers dead after being hit by train in Japan
Summary
Four workers died after being hit by a fast train at Shin-Kanuma Station in Japan while they were removing weeds from the tracks. The train service on the Tobu Nikko Line was stopped after the accident, and an investigation is ongoing.Key Facts
- The accident happened around 10:46 a.m. local time near Tokyo.
- The workers were performing maintenance work by removing weeds from the train tracks.
- Three workers were found trapped under the train, and one was on the platform.
- The train involved was a limited express train, one of the fastest types in Japan after the bullet trains.
- Passengers on the train heard a strange noise before it made an emergency stop.
- There was usually an employee nearby to warn workers of approaching trains, but it is unclear if this was the case at the time.
- Train accidents causing deaths are very rare in Japan.
- The Tobu Nikko Line's train service was suspended after the collision.
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