A series of 5-vehicle accidents occurred on the Higashi-Meihan Expressway in Kameyama City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, resulting in 8 people being sent to hospital and 1 of them died.

Schematic diagram of the Mie section of the Higashi-Meihan Expressway.

(picture taken from Google Street View)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] On the Higashi-Meihan Expressway in Kameyama City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, a series of 5-vehicle accidents occurred at 2 am today (27th), causing 8 people to be sent to the hospital and 1 of them died. North-south traffic are also affected.

According to the "Sankei Shimbun", at the time, three trucks collided in a row on the northbound lane, causing a lot of goods to be scattered, and then two passenger cars from the southbound lane were affected by the falling objects and collided with each other. Mie County police and firefighters After rushing to the scene, the injured were sent to the hospital.

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The Mie County Police said that at present, the section between the Iseguan Interchange and Kameyama on the northbound lane of the Higashi-Meihan Expressway, and the section between the Suzuka Interchange and Iseguan Interchange on the southbound lane are temporarily closed until the accident is resolved.