4 workers die after being hit by express train north of Tokyo

Four workers died Thursday after being hit by an express train at a station in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, police said.The four men, in their 50s and 60s, were on the tracks removing weeds when the accident occurred at around 10:45 a.m. at Shin-Kanuma Station on the Tobu Nikko Line, according to the police and train operator Tobu Railway Co. None of the crew or passengers was injured.A total of seven workers were engaged in weeding work, including the four who lost their lives. The other three were uninjured, the police said.The train bound for Asakusa in Tokyo was due to stop at Sh…READ FULL ARTICLE