Tragedy in Japan.
At Least 50 Killed in Japan Train Derailment
Reuters
Apr. 25, 2005 - A crowded Japanese commuter train derailed and slammed into an apartment building on Monday, killing at least 50 people and injuring hundreds in Japan's worst train accident in more than 40 years.
As darkness fell nearly nine hours after the accident, rescue workers toiling behind blue plastic sheeting were trying to retrieve several people believed to be alive in the wreckage embedded in the building's first-floor car park.
About 300 people were taken to hospital, a police spokesman said. It was not known if the injured included anyone from the apartment building, which was located just 6 meters (20 feet) from the train tracks, he said.
Five cars derailed in the accident, which took place shortly after the morning rush hour in a residential area near the city of Osaka, about 255 miles west of Tokyo.
The train was carrying about 580 passengers.
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Reuters
Apr. 25, 2005 - A crowded Japanese commuter train derailed and slammed into an apartment building on Monday, killing at least 50 people and injuring hundreds in Japan's worst train accident in more than 40 years.
As darkness fell nearly nine hours after the accident, rescue workers toiling behind blue plastic sheeting were trying to retrieve several people believed to be alive in the wreckage embedded in the building's first-floor car park.
About 300 people were taken to hospital, a police spokesman said. It was not known if the injured included anyone from the apartment building, which was located just 6 meters (20 feet) from the train tracks, he said.
Five cars derailed in the accident, which took place shortly after the morning rush hour in a residential area near the city of Osaka, about 255 miles west of Tokyo.
The train was carrying about 580 passengers.
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