Chills...

I just read this. Ever since I watched the Japanese film, Suicide Club, this kind of news always gives me the chills.

Man killed in Yamagata after falling in front of bullet train

YAMAGATA -- A man here died after falling from a station platform and being hit by a bullet train, police said.

Local police are unsure whether the fall was accidental or suicide, and are still trying to confirm his identity.

At around 10:10 p.m. on Friday, the young man fell onto the tracks of the JR Ou Line at Kita-Yamagata Station in Yamagata and was hit by the Tsubasa No. 129 superexpress bound for Shinjo from Tokyo, which was passing through the station, local police said.

He was killed instantly. None of the 160 or so passengers and crew aboard the train was injured.

Following the accident, an Ou Line local train was cancelled and six others were delayed by up to 94 minutes, affecting about 500 passengers, East Japan Railway Co. officials said.

Source: Mainichi Daily News April 19, 2008

I have a very bad image stuck in my head, which sucks because it's now my bedtime. And to think, I was just riding that train 2 weeks ago.