11 people injured in multivehicle highway crash
SAGA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Eleven people, mostly high school students, were hurt in a multivehicle crash on a highway in southwestern Japan on Friday, loc
Eleven individuals, predominantly high school students, were injured in a multi-vehicle collision on a highway in southwestern Japan on Friday, according to local authorities. The incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. on the Nagasaki Expressway in Tosu, Saga Prefecture. All 11 individuals involved were passengers in a minibus, nine of whom were female students from Shonan High School in Kagoshima.
The minibus sustained injuries in the accident on Friday. Police believe a large truck rear-ended the minibus during heavy traffic. The crash involved a total of four other vehicles as well. Of the nine students aboard the minibus, all are members of the school's kendo club. Two additional individuals were injured: a male deputy consultant teacher, who was the bus driver, and a female coach.
They were en route back to the school after participating in a competition in Saga Prefecture. The police are currently questioning the truck driver, a 30-year-old man, in an attempt to determine the cause of the accident.
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