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The Yomiuri Shimbun
12:07 JST, December 25, 2024
The JR Yokosuka Line was temporarily suspended on Wednesday morning after a man was hit by a train at a station in Yokohama, according to police and East Japan Railway Co. (JR East).
The man was hit by a 15-car train after apparently jumping from a platform at Higashi-Totsuka Station at around 7:20 a.m.
He was confirmed dead soon after, according to police, who are investigating his identity and the incident.
There were 22 service cancellations on JR Yokosuka and other lines. Another 67 services were delayed up to about 130 minutes, affecting about 140,000 passengers, according to JR East.
