Rail accident

Shimoyama incident

5 Jul 1949 · 35.76° N, 139.81° E

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When
5 Jul 1949
Kind
Rail accident
Coordinates
35.76° N, 139.81° E
Description
train wreck
Deaths
1

Shimoyama incident

Unsolved mystery involving train wreck in Tokyo, Japan

The Shimoyama incident was the disappearance and death of Sadanori Shimoyama, the first president of Japanese National Railways (JNR), in Tokyo, Japan, on 5 July 1949. The following day, his body was discovered on the Jōban Line in Adachi.

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