Top court upholds acquittal of ex-JR West heads over 2005 derailment

Top court upholds acquittal of ex-JR West heads over 2005 derailment

File photo taken in April 2005 shows a train derailment on the JR Fukuchiyama Line that killed 106 passengers and the driver while injuring 562 in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture. In its decision dated June 12, 2017, the Supreme Court has upheld a lower court's acquittal of three former presidents of West Japan Railway Co. over the derailment. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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