Police to arrest ex-Mitsubishi execs in wheel death case

Police to arrest ex-Mitsubishi execs in wheel death case

TOKYO, Japan - Kanagawa prefectural police investigators enter the head office of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp. in Tokyo's Minato Ward on May 6. Police obtained arrest warrants for seven former Mitsubishi Motors Corp. executives suspected of making false reports on vehicle parts defects in connection with a fatal accident in Yokohama in 2002. (Kyodo)

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