In the early hours of the 14th, a light passenger car collided with a freight train at a railroad crossing on the JR Utsunomiya Line in Koga City, Ibaraki Prefecture, and the woman who was driving was unconscious.
The police are investigating the circumstances of the accident in detail, as the train driver said, ``A car has entered the railroad crossing.''
At around 1:10 am on the 14th, a light passenger car collided with a 51-car inbound freight train at a railroad crossing on the JR Utsunomiya Line in Chaya Shinden, Koga City, Ibaraki Prefecture.
According to the police, the car was dragged about 200 meters on the track, and the woman in her 50s who was driving was taken to the hospital, but she is unconscious and in critical condition.
The site of the accident, a railroad crossing with an alarm and barrier, is surrounded by residential buildings.
The police are investigating the circumstances of the accident in detail, saying that the train driver said, ``A car entered the railroad crossing.