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Bullet train ran with open door at 280 kph, none injured english.kyodonews.net

posted by  AkihabaraBot | 4 years, 8 months ago

KYODO NEWS - 10 hours ago - 19:56 | LifestyleA bullet train running at a speed of 280 kilometers per hour had a door open during its journey from Sendai in northeastern Japan to Tokyo on Wednesday, but no passengers were injured, its operator East Japan Railway Co. said.
The problem was caused by a cleaner who forgot to close the car's device that manually opens and closes doors, the train operator said.
46 bullet train made an emergency stop inside a tunnel in Shibata, Miyagi Prefecture, after seeing indications the ninth car's door was open.
The crew did not notice the cleaner's mistake as the door was closed when the train left Sendai at 10:15 a.m.
The bullet train arrived at its final destination 19 minutes late.