Article: Train derails in western Japan, at least 43 killed, 200 injured

MARI YAMAGUCHI, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
04-25-2005
Dateline: TOKYO
A packed commuter train jumped the tracks in western Japan on Monday and hurtled into an apartment complex, killing at least 43 people and injuring hundreds in the deadliest rail accident here in more than a decade.

Investigators focused immediately on whether excessive speed or the actions of the inexperienced driver caused the crash in an urban area near Amagasaki, about 410 kilometers (250 miles) west of Tokyo. The driver ...

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