Freight train derailment in Hokkaido disrupts local rail services between Hakodate and Sapporo. El descarrilamiento del tren de carga en Hokkaido perturba los servicios ferroviarios locales entre Hakodate y Sapporo.

A freight train derailed in Hokkaido, Japan, near Hakodate on Saturday, causing disruptions to both passenger and commercial railway services. Un tren de carga descarriló en Hokkaido, Japón, cerca de Hakodate el sábado, causando interrupciones en los servicios ferroviarios comerciales y de pasajeros. Five of the train's 20 freight cars derailed, though the driver was uninjured. Cinco de los 20 coches de carga del tren se descarrilaron, aunque el conductor no resultó herido. Local and express train services between Hakodate and Sapporo were suspended following the incident. Tras el incidente se suspendieron los servicios de trenes locales y expresos entre Hakodate y Sapporo. The train had departed from Nagoya, heading to Sapporo. El tren había partido de Nagoya, dirigiéndose a Sapporo.