Utsunomiya, Tochigi Pref., Aug. 20 (Jiji Press)--Four male workers in their 50s and 60s died on Thursday after being hit by a limited express train at a station in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, according to authorities. Around 10:45 a.m., an emergency call was made to fire authorities reporting that workers were struck by a train at Shin-kanuma Station on Tobu Railway Co.'s Nikko Line in the city of Kanuma. The four workers were confirmed dead after being sent to a hospital in the city. According to the railway operator, the six-car limited express train bound for Tokyo's Asakusa Station from Tobu-nikko Station in Tochigi hit the men engaging in work to clear weeds on the tracks. There were some 50 passengers on the train, and none of them suffered injuries. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
4 Workers Killed by Train in Eastern Japan's Tochigi Pref.
Utsunomiya, Tochigi Pref., Aug. 20 (Jiji Press)--Four male workers in their 50s and 60s died on Thursday after being hit by a limited express train at a station in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, according to authorities. Around 10:45 a.m., an emergency call was made to fire
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