Japan bullet train driver leaves cab for toilet break

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Japan bullet train driver leaves cab for toilet break

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Japan bullet train driver leaves cockpit for toilet break
A Japanese train driver faces possible punishment after he left the cockpit of a speeding bullet train for several minutes to go to the toilet. He had asked a conductor, who did not have a driver's licence, to man the train which was travelling at 150km/h (93mph), according to local media. The Hikari 633 was carrying 160 passengers at the time. The incident reportedly did not affect the journey. But the railway company has reported it to authorities and apologised...
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