February 29, 2012
TOKYO (AFP) - A 12-year-old Japanese girl was killed after she lay down on railway tracks and waited for a speeding train in an apparent suicide, Tokyo police said Wednesday.
The elementary school student died after she was hit by a freight train in the capital on Tuesday.
A letter from the girl that appeared to be a farewell note was found at her home.
"Given the circumstances, we suspect she committed suicide," a police spokesman said.
Japan has one of the world's highest suicide rates, with more than 31,000 people taking their own lives in 2010.
