Four workers dead after being hit by train in Japan

The train collided with the four men at Shin-Kanuma Station, north of Tokyo, authorities say.

4 workers die after being hit by train north of Tokyo

Four workers died on Thursday after being hit by an express train at a station in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, police said. The four men were on the tracks to remove weeds when the accident took place at around 10.45am local time at Shin-Kanuma Station on the Tobu Nikko Line, according to the police and the train operator. No crew or passengers were injured. A total of seven workers were engaged in weeding work, including the four who lost their lives. The other three were uninjured, t...

By Kyodo

4 workers at station hit by express train, unresponsive north of Tokyo

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Four workers were unresponsive on Thursday after being hit by an express train at a station in Tochigi Prefecture north o

Four workers hit by train in Japan

The incident involving four workers took place at Shin-Kanuma Station north of Tokyo, the fire department said.

Balvi railway station experiences renaissance

The former ‘Balvi’ station is situated in Kubulu Parish, Balvi Municipality in eastern Latvia. Although trains no longer stop there and the tracks were dismantled long ago, the historic building is gradually coming back to life, LSM's Latgale editorial reports on August 20.

Four workers dead after being hit by train in Japan

Four workers in Japan have died after being struck by a train at Shin-Kanuma Station, north of Tokyo, authorities say.

By Emmanuel Tetteh