Police have seized radios in connection with a train accident that killed four workers on the tracks north of Tokyo, an investigative source said Sunday, as they seek to determine whether the communication devices were used properly.

Police in Tochigi Prefecture searched a Tobu Railway Co. group company Sunday on suspicion of professional negligence resulting in death.

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