KUMAMOTO – One person was killed and 21 others were injured when a Ground Self-Defense Force truck and a tour bus collided Saturday morning in an expressway tunnel in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, police and fire authorities said.
The accident occurred at around 8:35 a.m. on the Kyushu Expressway, the police said, killing a 39-year-old tour conductor and injuring 21 of the tourists, one seriously, the fire department said.
The accident happened when the GSDF truck changed lanes and hit the bus, which was attempting to overtake it, according to the police.