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A 16-year-old high school student was hit and killed by a train on a crossing in Oyama, Tochigi Prefecture, on Monday night.
According to police, the incident occurred at around 10 p.m. on a crossing on the JR Utsunomiya Line, Fuji TV reported. The driver of the train told police he saw someone on the tracks and applied the emergency brake but couldn’t stop in time. The crossing gates were down at the time.
The boy was confirmed dead at the scene. No passengers on the train were hurt.
Police said they do not know why the boy was on the crossing. However, Monday was the first day of school after the summer vacation -- a time of year when student suicides spike.
© Japan Today
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ArtistAtLarge
So sad. :(
seif
why thry don't put sensors on the tracks. that way the driver can be alerted and thus has more time to stop the train. the emergency breaks by themselves are clearly useless n this kind of situation.
that person
@Seif
Because people will do the same as now if they want to commit suicide. They will wait until just seconds before the train comes and then jump!
Also, putting in sensors would be s huge cost
Do the hustle
Another teenager unwilling to go back to life in the penitentiary commonly known as, senior high school. So sad!
Mirai Hayashi
Are the police really that dense? I think the reason is pretty obvious!
commanteer
They are being professional. Police shouldn't make assumptions unless they have more facts.