# Four workers killed after being struck by train in Japan

https://mins.news/en/item/27027

- BBC News, 2026-08-20 06:02 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yrnz24j22o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Four workers died after a limited express train hit them while they were clearing weeds from tracks at Shin-Kanuma Station, north of Tokyo, authorities say. Three were trapped beneath the train and one was on the platform. The accident suspended service on the Tobu Nikko Line.

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