1 dead, 4 injured in workboat collision on Tokyo canal
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An emergency call was received from the Tsukishima district of neighbouring Chuo Ward, the police said.
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TOKYO – One person was killed and four others were injured on Oct 8 when two workboats collided in a canal in Tokyo, police said.
A 7.3-tonne boat with eight crew members collided with a barge being pushed by a 4.6-tonne boat with two people aboard in the Toyosu district of the capital’s Koto Ward around 6.40am, according to the police and coast guard office.
An emergency call was received from the Tsukishima district of neighbouring Chuo Ward, the police added.
A man in his 50s from the crew of eight was confirmed dead at a hospital, while four others suffered minor injuries. KYODO NEWS
