TOKYO (TR) – A female believed to be in her teens died after being struck by a train in Shibuya Ward on Saturday in an apparent suicide, police said, reports Kyodo News (May 2).
At approximately 8:35 p.m., the young woman was hit by a passenger train on the busy Yamanote Line at JR Shibuya Station. She suffered significant injuries in the collision and was later confirmed dead.
According to the Shibuya Police Station, eyewitnesses reported seeing the victim intentionally jump from the platform onto the tracks as the train approached. Investigators are currently looking into the precise details surrounding the incident.
The incident caused immediate chaos across the capital’s transit network. JR East reported that operations on both the inner and outer loops of the Yamanote Line were suspended for about an hour before resuming.
The ripple effect caused further delays on the Saikyo Line and other connecting routes, disrupting the travel plans of approximately 19,000 commuters.
