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Four railway workers killed by express train at station in Japan

Japan · Asia region

detected 2026-08-20T21:00:42Z updated 2026-08-20T21:00:42Z

Four railway workers spraying herbicide on tracks north of Tokyo were killed by an express train.

Single-source report, not yet corroborated.

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Original source: RSS · Al Jazeera View original report ↗

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• Accident
Severity
High
Confidence
Low
Sources
1
Location
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