Electrocuted slug blamed for stopping Japanese trains

FILE PHOTO: An electrocuted slug is to blame for stopping 30 trains and delaying about 12,000 passengers last month, officials said. (Photo: Jared Leone)

FILE PHOTO: An electrocuted slug is to blame for stopping 30 trains and delaying about 12,000 passengers last month, officials said. (Photo: Jared Leone)
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By Jared Leone, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
June 23, 2019
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An electrocuted slug is to blame for stopping 30 trains and impacting about 12,000 passengers last month, officials said.

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Japan Railways officials found the slug's remains in equipment near tracks at a station on the island of Kyushu, the BBC reported.

The slug slithered through a small gap and got into a load disconnector, the BBC reported.

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Jared Leone, Cox Media Group National Content Desk