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Four workers killed by train north of Tokyo

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Four workers tragically lost their lives on Thursday when they were struck by an express train at Shin-Kanuma Station in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo. The incident occurred around 10:45 AM local time while the seven workers were engaged in weeding on the tracks. Three other workers were uninjured, and no one on the train, which was carrying approximately 50 passengers, was harmed. Services on the Tobu Nikko Line were partially suspended following the accident. AI

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Four workers killed by train north of Tokyo

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Kyodo ·

    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 Li…

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