HOKKAIDO, Apr 01 (News On Japan) –
A tour bus carrying over 20 overseas vacationers collided with a van contained in the Tokiwa Tunnel on the Dōō Expressway on March thirty first, sending a number of individuals to the hospital.
The accident occurred between the Fukagawa and Asahikawa-Takasu interchanges, throughout the Tokiwa Tunnel.
According to firefighters, a driver passing by reported to emergency companies round 9:40 a.m. that there had been a visitors accident involving a bus and one other car.
The autos concerned had been a tour bus and a one-box van. The tour bus is believed to have been carrying greater than 20 vacationers from Asia.
Several people had been taken to the hospital, however all had been reported to be aware.
At the time of the accident, the street floor was reportedly frozen. Police are investigating the likelihood that one of many autos could have skidded on the icy street.
As a results of the crash, sections of the expressway had been quickly closed: the northbound lanes from Asahikawa-Takasu to Fukagawa and the southbound lanes from Fukagawa to Asahikawa-Kita. These closures have since been lifted.
Source: 北海道ニュースUHB