7 die in multiple pileup on Meishin Expressway

7 die in multiple pileup on Meishin Expressway

OTSU, Japan - Police and workers remove the wreckage of a car damaged in a multiple pileup on the Meishin Expressway in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, on Nov. 13. Seven people died and three were slightly injured in the accident which involved seven vehicles, including two large buses and two heavy trucks.

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