One man died and four others were injured at a theater in Tokyo’s Kita Ward on Friday afternoon when they were crushed between the stage and a hydraulic platform they were inspecting, according to police.
The accident occurred at the Sakura Hall in Kitatopia, a ward-run community center near JR Oji Station, at around 2:30 p.m.
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