134 cars collided due to snow in Japan: one killed

Tokyo, Ta. Tuesday, January 19, 2021

One person was killed and at least a dozen were injured when a series of 134 cars collided head-on with a slippery road on an expressway in Japan on Tuesday. A series of accidents occurred on the Tohuku Expressway north of Miyagi this afternoon. Was.

A long line of cars stretched for about a km due to the car crashing on the road, the government said. Authorities reduced the speed limit to only 50 km per hour due to reduced visibility on the road. About 200 people were injured when vehicles collided on the road, 12 of whom were rushed to hospital.

Authorities launched a rescue operation, Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunubu Kato told reporters. Snow has fallen on several cities and roads in Japan in recent weeks. However, there are usually a number of snowstorms in Japan these days.