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On the 1st, JR East removed the derailed train from the scene of an accident in which a non-returnable train collided with a work vehicle and overturned at JR Kawasaki Station (Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki). The first and second derailed cars were left beside the tracks of the Keihin-Tohoku Line to adjust work methods. Work began at 1:00 a.m. after the last train had passed. The cars, covered with blue tarpaulins, were lifted by a crane and transported on a large trailer. The accident occurred in the early hours of February 23rd, near the JR Kawasaki Station platform, when a non-returnable train (10 cars) bound for Kamata from Sakuragicho collided with a work vehicle. The first and second cars derailed and overturned, and the driver and conductor were slightly injured. It is believed that the work vehicle entered the tracks by mistake, and the Kanagawa Prefectural Police are investigating the incident on suspicion of professional negligence resulting in injury.