NewsWorldNine killed as highway tunnel ceiling collapses in Japan
Nine killed as highway tunnel ceiling collapses in Japan
Tokyo, Dec 3: Concrete ceiling panels fell onto moving vehicles deep inside a long Japanese highway tunnel, and authorities confirmed nine deaths before suspending rescue work Monday while the roof was being reinforced to prevent
The nine dead were traveling in three vehicles in the tunnel about 80 km west of Tokyo on a highway that links the capital to central Japan.
The tunnel opened in 1977 and is one of many in the mountainous country.
