3 die, 7 hurt in 12-vehicle pileup on expressway in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Three people died and seven were injured in a pileup involving 12 vehicles on the Keiji Bypass expressway in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on Feb. 13, police and firefighters said.

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