Six people died in a vehicle collision involving a large cargo truck inside the Nonobori tunnel in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture. The accident, which sparked a fire, occurred around 2:20 a.m., police said.
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Zehn Menschen wurden als tot bestätigt und etwa 35 andere schwer verletzt bei einem Unfall früh am Montag in Karai nahe Naivasha auf dem Nairobi-Nakuru-Highway. Ein Passagierbus, der von Westen nach Nairobi unterwegs war, prallte frontal mit einem Matatu zusammen, die Polizei untersucht die Ursache. Der Vorfall folgt auf einen weiteren Unfall, der vor gerade zwei Tagen fünf Tote forderte.
A massive pileup involving 67 vehicles on the Kan-Etsu Expressway in Gunma Prefecture's Minakami town on Friday night left two dead and 26 injured. The accident is believed to have been caused by a frozen road surface, with a fire breaking out. The Tokyo-bound lane partially reopened early Sunday.
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A massive pileup involving more than 50 cars on the Kan-Etsu Expressway in Minakami, Gunma Prefecture, killed a 77-year-old woman and injured 26 others on Friday night. At least 16 vehicles caught fire during the crash, which occurred on a road covered in packed snow. The expressway remains closed between the Yuzawa Interchange in Niigata Prefecture and the Tsukiyono Interchange in Gunma Prefecture.
On January 4, 2026, many Japanese returned to major cities after spending year-end and New Year holidays in hometowns or tourist spots. This caused severe congestion on trains, highways, and other transport links. By 5:30 p.m., the Tohoku Expressway had 27 kilometers of backups, according to the Japan Road Traffic Information Center.
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Eine der verletzten Opfer des N2-Unfalls am 19. Dezember in Kwambonami in KwaZulu-Natal ist im Krankenhaus gestorben, wodurch die Zahl der Toten auf fünf gestiegen ist.
A worker died on Saturday from severe burns during a traditional mountain burning event at Akiyoshidai park in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan's largest karst plateau. Authorities said the controlled blaze started around 10 a.m., and about 20 minutes later, firefighters reported a man engulfed in flames, who was rushed to a hospital and later pronounced dead. The incident occurred despite enhanced safety measures following a similar fatal accident in 2017.
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Neun Menschen starben bei zwei separaten Verkehrsunfällen in Kenia in der Nacht des 24. Dezember 2025, während die Welt Weihnachten feierte. Ein Unfall ereignete sich in Mukhonje im Wahlkreis Lugari auf der Eldoret-Webuye-Straße, der andere in Sachangwan im Nakuru County. Mehr als 15 weitere erlitten schwere Verletzungen und werden in Krankenhäusern behandelt.