Death Toll Rise in Train Crash_资讯
the seven-carriage train, carrying about 580 passengers derailed at a junction on monday morning in amagasaki, hyogo prefecture.
the death toll in the train accident in western japan has risen to 49, with more than 220 injured.
the seven-carriage train, carrying about 580 passengers derailed at a junction on monday morning in amagasaki, hyogo prefecture.
the first carriage rammed into a building after it derailed.
rescue workers are now focusing their efforts on this first carriage, where some passengers are feared to still be trapped.
the japanese government has set up an emergency task force headed by construction and transport minister kazuo kitagawan to conduct the rescue work.
this is the most deadly train accident in japan since 1991.
on may 14, 1991, two trains collided and derailed in western japan, leaving 42 dead and 527 injured.