A man stabbed three people at a train station in central Japan on Wednesday before fleeing the scene, leaving one person dead, local media reported.

A tragic knife attack unfolded Wednesday night outside the Nagano train station in central Japan, resulting in one fatality and leaving two people injured. Authorities confirmed that a 49-year-old man succumbed to his injuries at a local hospital.

One person died and two others were injured in a knife attack outside a train station in central Japan, authorities said. Police were looking for a suspect who fled after the attack in Nagano on Wednesday night.