TOKYO, June 9 (Xinhua) -- At least three people were injured in a stabbing incident on a Shinkansen bullet train in Japan Saturday night, local media reported.

According to Kyodo News, a man in his 30s was seriously injured, and two others aboard the Nozomi 265 train bound for Shin-Osaka from Tokyo, also sustained injuries.

The seriously-wounded man lost his consciousness and was sent to a hospital when the train stopped at Odawara station in Kanagawa Prefecture, said the report.

Local police have detained the suspect, a man in his 20s or 30s and are now investigating the case.