Overview
- The one-car train fell about five meters down a trackside embankment after leaving the rails near Kayakusa Station in Kitaakita City.
- The only person aboard, a male driver in his 50s, suffered facial injuries, was rescued, and was conscious and able to speak.
- Firefighters and Akita Prefectural Police are investigating after a railway staff member’s 119 call reported the overturn.
- Service on the affected section of the Akita Nairiku Line is suspended with no timetable for resumption announced.
- Outlets report differing times for the incident, with Mainichi citing around 6:50 a.m. and Chunichi about 5:10 a.m. local time.