It was on the news yesterday when I came home when the death toll was only 50, now it's up to 70. They showed the names and ages of all of those who died. It was really sad to see so many younger people, 17 and 18, were on the train.
(taken from 9 news, read the rest here if you want: http://9news.com under world news)
AMAGASAKI, Japan (AP) - A packed commuter train that was behind schedule and may have been speeding jumped the tracks Monday and hurtled into an apartment complex, killing 57 people and injuring 440 in Japan's worst rail accident in 40 years.
Investigators focused on whether excessive speed or the actions of the inexperienced, 23-year-old driver caused the crash in an urban area near Amagasaki, about 250 miles west of Tokyo. The driver overshot the last station before the wreck, and a crew member and several passengers speculated the train was speeding to make up time.
Floodlights were trained on one of the worst-damaged cars as rescuers tried to free at least three people still alive in the wreckage more than 11 hours after the 9:18 a.m. crash, said Yoshiki Nishiyama of the Amagasaki fire department.
The fate of the driver was unknown.
The seven-car commuter train was carrying 580 passengers when it derailed, wrecking an auto in its path before slamming into the parking garage of a nine-story apartment building. Two of the five derailed cars were flattened against the building, and hundreds of rescuers and police swarmed the wreckage and tended to the injured.
"There was a violent shaking, and the next moment I was thrown to the floor ... and I landed on top of a pile of other people," passenger Tatsuya Akashi told NHK. "I didn't know what happened, and there were many people bleeding."
Photos taken by an NHK reporter aboard the train showed passengers piled on the floor and some clawing to escape.
Police official Hiroshi Yamatani said the death toll had hit 57, with at least 440 people taken to hospitals, including 137 with broken bones and other serious injuries.
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Hey L! Sounds like your a mood ring, turning various colors everywhere! Stop killing your ankles. I still get my emails just I don't check it everyday. I had Qoo the other day, I love the apple Qoo. I'll see if I can get the pictures to load!
Wuv ya!
i heard about that, and it's so sad! i'm glad you weren't involved in anyway. take care!
Yeah, it's really terrible. The death toll as of a few hours ago was 106 people. This morning it was 97. It just keeps rising. The one train went completely through the building while the other ones stacked up.
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