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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Watu kumi wamethibitishwa kufa na wengine 35 kujeruhiwa vibaya katika ajali iliyotokea usiku wa Jumatatu katika eneo la Karai, karibu na Naivasha kwenye barabara kuu ya Nairobi-Nakuru. Basi la abiria lililokuwa likienda Nairobi kutoka magharibi liligongana moja kwa moja na matatu, na polisi wanasema uchunguzi unaendelea. Ajali hii inafuata nyingine iliyoua watu watano siku mbili zilizopita.
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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One of the injured victims from the December 19 N2 highway crash at Kwambonami in KwaZulu-Natal has died in hospital, raising the death toll to five.
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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Watu tisa wamefariki kwenye ajali mbili tofauti za barabarani nchini Kenya usiku wa Desemba 24, 2025, huku ulimwengu ukiadhimisha Sikukuu ya Krismasi. Ajali moja ilitokea eneo la Mukhonje katika eneo la Lugari kwenye barabara ya Eldoret-Webuye, na nyingine Sachangwan katika Kaunti ya Nakuru. Zaidi ya watu 15 wamejeruhiwa vibaya na wanapokea matibabu hospitalini.