Transportation

7 worked on railway tracks right before train hit 4 in accident near Tokyo

Four workers were on the tracks removing weeds when they were struck by an express train on Aug 20.

Japanese police seize radios in Tobu Railway firm search over fatal train accident

Four workers were on the tracks removing weeds when they were struck by an express train on Aug 20.

Four workers hit and killed by train in Japan

Media reported that the four workers were removing weeds from the train tracks at Shin-Kanuma Station in Kanuma city north of Tokyo when the express train struck them.

Malaysian plane bound for Kuala Lumpur aborts take-off at Narita airport

Black smoke was reportedly seen coming from the plane.

Track irregularity seen at site of UK train derailment, say rail accident investigators

Emergency personnel working at the scene next to an overturned train after a passenger Southern service derailed near Lewes, south-east Britain, on Aug 13.

Seoul to triple late-night autonomous taxis in Gangnam

The taxis can be hailed through the Kakao T app within the designated operating area in Gangnam.

Japan regional train line becomes reservation-only tourist train service

The Ikawa Line in Shizuoka Prefecture is believed to be the first in Japan that was previously a local commuter line before switching to a reservation-only system.

Low levels of river Rhine begin to disrupt German industry

Chemical producers, utilities, steelmakers and agricultural traders are warning of higher costs, transport bottlenecks and curbed production from the low levels of Germany’s Rhine river - one of Europe’s main transport arteries.

Senate confirms Trump pick to oversee TSA as administration pushes private airport security

The US Senate confirmed David Cummins to head the TSA on a 51-47 vote.

Final count confirms five dead in Indonesia ferry fire

Survivors at Tanjung Perak port in Surabaya, in Indonesia’s East Jav province, after a ferry caught fire off Madura island on Aug 3.

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