15th anniversary of fatal Shiga train collision marked

15th anniversary of fatal Shiga train collision marked

KOGA, Japan - Mourners lay flowers during a memorial service in Koka, Shiga Prefecture, on May 14 to mark the 15th anniversary of a fatal train collision between a JR West train and a Shigaraki Kogen Railway train that killed 42 people and injured more than 600. Participants observed a moment of silence in memory of the victims.

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