3 dead, 32 injured in Awaji pileup

3 dead, 32 injured in Awaji pileup

KOBE, Japan - Rescuers work on a pileup on the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway in the town of Awaji on July 11. Three people were killed and 32 were injured, some seriously, in the accident, which involved nine vehicles including two buses, two large trucks, a taxi and passenger cars.

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