Workers clean up explosives spilled in road accident

Workers clean up explosives spilled in road accident

YAITA, Japan - Workers collect about 1.5 tons of explosives on the Tohoku Expressway in Yaita, Tochigi Prefecture, on Jan. 25, which were scattered after two trucks collided. One of the vehicles slammed into the back of the truck carrying the explosives.

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