A driver in his 20s was found to have been playing games on his smartphone several times while driving a local train on the JR Chikuho Main Line yesterday. According to JR Kyushu, at 11:26 a.m. yesterday, a male driver in his 20s was playing a game on his smartphone while driving a local train on the Chikuho Main Line departing from Wakamatsu Station in Kitakyushu City. According to the company’s investigation, the driver played games on his phone four times during the approximately 50 minutes until the train arrived at Nogata Station. The train was a two-car train with a maximum of 80 passengers, but there were no accidents or delays. Source: NHK
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