Woman dies after being struck by express train at Yamada-gawa Station

On October 24, a woman was struck and killed by a Kyoto-bound express train at Yamada-gawa Station in Seika, Kyoto Prefecture.

The accident happened at about 4 p.m.

on the Kintetsu Kyoto Line.

About 280 passengers were not injured, according to the local report.

The woman's identity was later established, but the available details do not give her name or age.

Trains were halted in both directions between Takanohara and Kintetsu Miyazu after the incident.

Service resumed on both tracks shortly after 6 p.m.

The disruption was temporary, and no further service updates are given.