Charred bodies found in Japan tunnel collapse
- Published: 2 Dec 2012 at 08.47
- Online news: Asia
Japanese rescuers found five charred bodies and a trucker was pronounced dead after being pulled from his vehicle following the collapse of a highway tunnel Sunday, which crushed cars and triggered a blaze.
Rescue workers and policeman gather on the road leading into the collapsed Sasago tunnel. Japanese rescuers found five charred bodies and a trucker was pronounced dead after being pulled from his vehicle following the collapse.
At least three vehicles -- including a car, a truck and a wagon -- were buried when concrete panels came crashing down inside the nearly five-kilometre (three-mile)-long tunnel, police said, according to Jiji Press news agency.
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