5 die in multiple vehicle pileup

5 die in multiple vehicle pileup

TSU, Japan - A large trailer truck (C) jammed into a string of cars stuck in a traffic jam on the Higashi Meihan Expressway in Suzuka in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 10. Five people died in the accident.

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