JapanA fatal train accident occurred north of Tokyo on Thursday when an express train traveling at approximately 50 km/h struck and killed four workers in their 50s and 60s at Shin-Kanuma Station on the Tobu Nikko Line in Tochigi Prefecture. According to Tobu Railway Co., only one of the two required warning horn blasts from the train driver was confirmed to have occurred. The incident is under investigation, with police suspecting communication failures may have played a role. Relay lookouts were stationed near the worksite to warn workers of approaching trains, but one lookout reportedly failed to communicate with the one closer to the work area. Ten workers from multiple companies were present at the site, and one of the deceased was the site supervisor. A 45-member investigative team has been assembled to determine if charges of professional negligence leading to death will be filed.
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