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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Maroosha Muzaffar

Four dead after being hit by train near Tokyo

This aerial photo shows the Spacia X express train stopped after coming into contact with four workers at Shin-Kanuma Station on the Tobu Nikko Line in Kanuma, north of Tokyo, Thursday, 20 August 2026 - (AP)

Four railway workers have died after being struck by an express train while carrying out weeding work on the tracks at a station in Japan’s Tochigi prefecture.

The four men, who were in their 50s and 60s, were hit at about 10.45am local time on Thursday at Shin-Kanuma station in Kanuma, north of Tokyo, according to police and Tobu Railway, which operates the line.

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