US EditionPileup involving 67 cars in Gunma leaves two dead and 26 injured
The pileup involved a fire that spread to 20 vehicles and caused serious injuries to five people, with frozen road conditions likely contributing to the crash, police said.
- On Friday, a pileup of 67 vehicles on the Kan-Etsu Expressway near Minakami Interchange left two people dead and 26 injured.
- Investigators say a large truck struck a midsize truck stopped sideways, triggering a chain reaction as the prefecture's expressway traffic police unit suspects vehicles skidded on frozen roads with a 50 kph speed limit.
- A collision caused a fire starting in one vehicle that spread to 20 vehicles, and the accident scene stretched about 300 meters on a slight left curve.
- East Nippon Expressway said the outbound direction between Minakami and Tsukiyono Interchanges reopened at 1 p.m. Sunday and all restrictions have been lifted.
- Officials confirmed victim identities and injury counts, including Miyuki Wakita, 77, from Chofu, western Tokyo, the other deceased found in a truck driver's seat Saturday, five people with serious injuries and 21 people slightly injured.
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Japan accident involving 67 vehicles leaves 2 dead
Maebashi, JAPAN — A multiple collision accident involving 67 vehicles has happened on the Kan-Etsu Expressway in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, leaving two people dead and 26 injured. Around 7:30 p.m. Friday, the accident occurred near the expressway’s Minakami Interchange in the town of Minakami, Gunma. The prefecture’s expressway traffic police unit suspects that vehicles skidded as the road surface was frozen. Of the two who perished, one w…
All Restrictions Lifted for Kan-Etsu Expwy Following Massive Pileup (Update 1)
A section of the Tokyo-bound lane on the Kan-Etsu Expressway was opened in the small hours of Sunday in Gunma Prefecture, according to the Japan Road Traffic Information Center, following a massive pileup involving 67 vehicles on Friday.
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