Inadequate Safety Monitoring Suspected over Fatal Train Accident
Utsunomiya, Tochigi Pref., Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)--Safety monitoring may have not been adequate in the work to remove weeds on railway tracks at a station in eastern Japan a week ago, during which four workers died after being hit by an incoming train, according to local police and the Japan Transport Safety Board of the country's transport ministry. The accident occurred at Shin-Kanuma Stati...
A fatal train accident at Shin-Kanuma Station on the Nikko Line in Tochigi Prefecture has raised concerns about the adequacy of safety monitoring during weed removal work on railway tracks. On August 20, four workers from Tobu Construction Co., a Tobu Railway affiliate, lost their lives after being struck by an incoming train. The victims, along with a subcontractor, were among seven workers present on the tracks at the time of the accident.
Upon witnessing the approaching train, the three remaining workers sought refuge on a platform at Shin-Kanuma Station. A train lookout at the scene is said to have signaled to the driver that the evacuation of the affected workers was complete. However, a lack of communication between the lookout and relay lookouts located several hundred meters away has been identified as a potential issue.
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