Yokohama, Oct. 19 (Jiji Press)–At least four vehicles collided at an intersection in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, on Monday, leaving one person dead and 13 others injured, according to local fire officials and other authorities. Fourteen people–two people in a passenger car, 11 people in their 60s to 80s on a sightseeing bus and a man in his 20s in another vehicle–were taken to hospital. Of them, a 77-year-old woman in the passenger car was confirmed dead, while the injuries of the other 13 people are not life-threatening. In the accident, the passenger car was believed to have crossed into the oncoming lane and collided with multiple vehicles, including a taxi, before entering the intersection and crashing into the bus. The prefectural police are investigating details of the accident. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
