2 dead after highway bus, truck collide in Tokushima, western Japan
The collision occurred on the Tokushima Expressway in the city's Ichiba-cho district at around 12:30 p.m. on Monday. The bus caught fire and soon both vehicles were engulfed in flames.
Police say a passenger on the bus and the truck driver died.
The 12 other people onboard the bus including the driver sustained a range of injuries.
The bus operator, Iyotetsu Bus, says the vehicle was heading to Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture, from the city of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture.
Police say the crash occurred along a section of single-lane road where the lanes are separated by poles. They believe the two vehicles collided near the center line after one of the vehicles veered into the oncoming lane. An investigation continues.
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