Oops, wrong way!

[ichigo partygirl]

Tottori express train hits 4 rail maintenance workers, killing three

http://www.crisscross.com/jp/news/362174

TOTTORI \ An express train hit four West Japan Railway Co workers who were engaged in rail maintenance work in Kofu, Tottori Prefecture, on Tuesday afternoon, killing three of them and slightly injuring one, police said. Nearby residents said visibility in the area was low due to falling snow at the time of the accident.

JR West's Yonago branch said the 23-year-old maintenance site chief had mistakenly judged the direction from which the Super Yakumo No. 9 express train was heading and ordered two workers to watch the wrong direction. According to the rail operator, the driver noticed the workers, sounded an alarm and applied the brake but it was too late. The train was running at a speed of around 100 kilometers per hour.

[maninjapan]

I want to know how the can look the wrong way - surely there must have been some kind of train map. christ just defies belief this country. I mean two people to spot a train and they still couldnt fucking see one coming!