Japan Coast Guard officers inspect a boat suspected of being involved in a collision with another vessel in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2025. (Kyodo)
TOKYO (Kyodo) — One person was killed and four others were injured Wednesday when two workboats collided on a canal in Tokyo, police said.
A 7.3-ton boat with eight crew collided with a barge being pushed by a 4.6-ton boat with two people aboard in the Toyosu district of the capital’s Koto Ward around 6:40 a.m., according to the police and coast guard office. An emergency call was received from the Tsukishima district of neighboring Chuo Ward, the police added.
A man in his 50s from the crew of eight was confirmed dead at a hospital, while four others suffered minor injuries.
The two boats belong to the same operator based in Chuo Ward.
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