Four people were struck and killed by a limited express train while clearing vegetation on the Tobu Nikko Line in Tochigi Prefecture. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism held an emergency meeting with railway operators from across the country, with measures to prevent a recurrence on the agenda.
In August, 4 workers and others were struck and killed by the limited express train Spacia X while clearing vegetation at Shin-Kanuma Station on the Tobu Nikko Line in Tochigi Prefecture.
An interim report submitted by Tobu Railway to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in September revealed that multiple rule violations had been identified, including the fact that the person directing operations at the time of the accident was not the site supervisor.
On the 23rd, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism held an emergency liaison meeting with railway operators from across the country to prevent similar accidents. At the meeting, railway operators reportedly shared the safety measures they had implemented following past accidents during work on railway tracks.