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Mon, 07/26/2010 - 09:11
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Body of Japanese victim of train accident to be moved to Geneva+
GENEVA, July 25 Kyodo - The body of a Japanese woman who died in a train accident Friday in Switzerland will be transported from the alpine canton of Valais where the accident occurred to Geneva, where her relatives are staying, the Consulate of Japan in Geneva said Sunday.
Six relatives of the 64-year-old woman from Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture,
arrived at Geneva airport earlier Sunday. They are expected to see the body
during the day after meeting with her husband, who is in a hospital in Geneva
after being injured in the accident.
''I want to meet my father as early as possible,'' a son of the woman said in a
statement issued through the Consulate of Japan in Geneva. ''Then, I want to go
to see my mother.''
Relatives of two Japanese women who remain in critical condition following the
accident also arrived at Geneva Cointrin International Airport on Sunday.
The two women from Yokohama and Chiba Prefecture, aged 71 and 62, respectively,
are in hospitals in Lausanne and Sion, a central city in Valais. They were also
on alpine sightseeing tours with their husbands.
On Friday, the last three cars of the popular Glacier Express tourist train
derailed in Valais, killing the Japanese woman and injuring around 40 people,
mostly Japanese tourists. Of the three derailed cars, the last two overturned.
A total of 77 Japanese -- 74 tourists many of whom are middle-aged and older,
and three travel guides -- were on the train that derailed at 11:50 a.m. Friday
between the towns of Fiesch and Lax. Police have said approximately 210 people
were aboard.
Meanwhile, the Glacier Express resumed services Sunday morning after
restoration work was completed, with the three derailed cars removed from the
accident site for investigations by experts. The Swiss transport authorities
have said there are no problems with the operation of the express.
The Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn, the operator of the rail service, plans to offer
condolences to the relatives of the Japanese woman who died in the accident.
At a press conference Saturday, Hans-Rudolf Mooser, president of the company
said the victims would be compensated.
The Glacier Express, which has an average speed of 30 kilometers per hour, is
famed for its stunning views of the Swiss Alps. Its 7.5-hour journey, in cars
with specially fitted large windows, begins in Zermatt and crosses the Swiss
Alps to the St. Moritz luxury ski resort.
==Kyodo
Six relatives of the 64-year-old woman from Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture,
arrived at Geneva airport earlier Sunday. They are expected to see the body
during the day after meeting with her husband, who is in a hospital in Geneva
after being injured in the accident.
''I want to meet my father as early as possible,'' a son of the woman said in a
statement issued through the Consulate of Japan in Geneva. ''Then, I want to go
to see my mother.''
Relatives of two Japanese women who remain in critical condition following the
accident also arrived at Geneva Cointrin International Airport on Sunday.
The two women from Yokohama and Chiba Prefecture, aged 71 and 62, respectively,
are in hospitals in Lausanne and Sion, a central city in Valais. They were also
on alpine sightseeing tours with their husbands.
On Friday, the last three cars of the popular Glacier Express tourist train
derailed in Valais, killing the Japanese woman and injuring around 40 people,
mostly Japanese tourists. Of the three derailed cars, the last two overturned.
A total of 77 Japanese -- 74 tourists many of whom are middle-aged and older,
and three travel guides -- were on the train that derailed at 11:50 a.m. Friday
between the towns of Fiesch and Lax. Police have said approximately 210 people
were aboard.
Meanwhile, the Glacier Express resumed services Sunday morning after
restoration work was completed, with the three derailed cars removed from the
accident site for investigations by experts. The Swiss transport authorities
have said there are no problems with the operation of the express.
The Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn, the operator of the rail service, plans to offer
condolences to the relatives of the Japanese woman who died in the accident.
At a press conference Saturday, Hans-Rudolf Mooser, president of the company
said the victims would be compensated.
The Glacier Express, which has an average speed of 30 kilometers per hour, is
famed for its stunning views of the Swiss Alps. Its 7.5-hour journey, in cars
with specially fitted large windows, begins in Zermatt and crosses the Swiss
Alps to the St. Moritz luxury ski resort.
==Kyodo
