Man's body discovered near JR Sobu Line tracks

Monday 27th April, 11:16 AM JST

CHIBA —

Police said Sunday that a man’s body was discovered at the side of the tracks in Funabashi City’s Kaijin district around 6 a.m. on Saturday. Police said the conductor of a JR Sobu Line local train headed from Tsudanuma toward Mitaka spotted the body and alerted the authorities.

According to Funabashi police, the man was around 60 years old and was dead at the time of discovery. Authorities are currently trying to identify the man and cause of death, including the possibility that he had been hit by a train.

The man was found about 700 meters east of the Nishi-Funabashi Station platform. According to JR East Japan Chiba, a total of 12 trains in both directions were canceled, and about 14,000 people were affected by the incident.

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8 Comments

Yelnats at 02:30 PM JST - 27th April

I think they should be able to tell immediately if he was hit by a train.
dennis0bauer at 03:26 PM JST - 27th April

Yelnats my thoughts exactly
Sidwarwick at 03:56 PM JST - 27th April

Wonder if they ruled out the possibility that he was hit by a Yamanote line train.
NeoJamal at 04:17 PM JST - 27th April

My N'EX was delayed because of this. This is the 2nd time it happened to me and forced to take Keisei :(
pawatan at 11:37 PM JST - 27th April

My N'EX was delayed because of this. This is the 2nd time it happened to me and forced to take Keisei :(

Keisei's cheaper anyway!
BigRobu at 07:31 AM JST - 28th April

maybe he tried to jump in front of a train but missed and died from embaresment
bdiego at 09:35 AM JST - 28th April

For something that happens several times a day, why is this news?
bushlover at 11:44 AM JST - 28th April

Was he in 1 piece? Then maybe he wasn't hit by a train.