Monday, December 3, 2012

Nine Killed in Japanese Tunnel Collapse

Japanese officials confirmed that nine people were killed when a tunnel collapsed, Sunday.

Rescue workers recovered the bodies, Monday morning.

A length of about one hundred and fifty feet of the Sasago Tunnel, on the Chuo Expressway, fell down, on top of several vehicles.

The tunnel is located about fifty miles west of Tokyo, and the collapse happened one mile inside of the three mile long tunnel.

Central Nippon Expressway Company, who inspects and maintains the tunnel, is under investigation for not accurately portraying the state of the tunnel.

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