{
  "id": 2471418,
  "title": "11 people injured in multivehicle highway crash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/11-people-injured-in-multivehicle-highway-crash",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T01:46:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260822/p2g/00m/0na/009000c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "SAGA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Eleven people, mostly high school students, were hurt in a multivehicle crash on a highway in southwestern Japan on Friday, loc",
  "key_points": [
    "Eleven people, mostly high school students, injured in multi-vehicle crash",
    "Accident occurred on Nagasaki Expressway in Tosu, Saga Prefecture",
    "Truck rear-ended minibus, causing injuries to nine female students"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The accident highlights the vulnerability of high school students on field trips, with a teacher and coach also affected, and may prompt scrutiny of safety measures for school groups traveling by road.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}