SUNAGAWA, HOKKAIDO – Four members of a family of five were killed in a car crash and an apparent hit-and-run in Sunagawa, Hokkaido, on Saturday night, police said.
According to authorities, a car and a miniwagon were involved in a crash at an intersection on National Road No. 12 in Sunagawa at around 10:30 p.m., killing Koichi Nagaoke, 44, his wife, Fumie, 44, and daughter, Megumi, 17, who were all in the mini-wagon.
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