Claims extracted
16
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
12%
2 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
BBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
- Published
Four workers in Japan have died after being struck by a train at Shin-Kanuma Station, north of Tokyo, authorities say.
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authorities → publish → Tokyo
The collision happened around 10:46 local time (01:46 GMT) Thursday while the workers were spraying herbicide, said Tobu Railway, the operator of the line.
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Railway → happen → line
Police are investigating if safety guidelines were followed when the accident happened, Tobu Railway officials told a press conference.
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officials → investigate → conference
Train service was suspended on the Tobu Nikko Line due to the accident, according to Tobu Railway.
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service → suspend → Railway
A passenger on the train told Japanese public broadcaster NHK that they heard a "strange noise" before the train made an emergency stop.
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train → tell → stop
He said passengers were stuck on the train for a while as staff announced that they were investigating the noise.
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they → say → noise
Fatal train accidents are rare in Japan, which relies on a sprawling railway network.
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which → rely → network
The train involved in Thursday's incident was a limited express train, according to NHK.
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train → involve → NHK
The fatalities, who were in their 50s and 60s, were among a team of ten working at the site on Thursday, railway officials said.
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officials → work → Thursday
The team also included a supervisor and three lookouts tasked with alerting workers to incoming trains.
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team → include → trains
The lookouts generally use whistles and microphones to alert the workers, while waving a yellow flag at the train driver.
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lookouts → use → driver
When asked repeatedly if anyone had been looking out for trains ahead of the accident, the officials did not give clear answers.
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officials → ask → answers
A Tobu Railway representative told the BBC earlier that the "usual lookout system was operating as normal".
"When a train approaches, a lookout waves a flag and, once the driver acknowledges it, sounds the horn," he said.
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he → tell → horn
"We are currently investigating why the accident occurred despite this."
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accident → investigate → this
Tobu Railway general manager Takao Suzuki said the company offered "our deepest condolences to those who lost their lives and heartfelt apologies to their families".
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who → say → families
"We also deeply apologize for the inconvenience caused to all those involved and to our customers," he said.
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he → apologize → customers
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