Train collides with car at rail crossing in Japan
Photo: The Japan News
A local train traveling from Hiratsuka to Koga collided with a car at a level crossing on the JR Utsunomiya Line in Shiraoka, Japan's Saitama Prefecture, on Thursday.
The car was heavily damaged in the crash, and part of the train derailed as a result, News.Az reports, citing Japanese media.
Local police said a person was trapped inside the car, and rescue operations were ongoing.
East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) said that as of 3:30 p.m., train services on the Utsunomiya Line were suspended in both directions between Tokyo and Utsunomiya stations due to the accident.
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