Memorial service held for 107 train derailment victims

Memorial service held for 107 train derailment victims

AMAGASAKI, Japan - People queue with flowers in hands during a memorial service held Sept. 25 for the 107 people who died when a speeding JR West commuter train derailed in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture on April 25. In the back is the condominium into which two front cars of the detailed train rammed, killing 107 people and injuring some 550 others.

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