6 children killed in crane truck accident

6 children killed in crane truck accident

TOKYO, Japan - Investigators examine the site of a crane truck accident which killed six elementary school students in Kanuma, Tochigi Prefecture, on April 18, 2011. The truck ran into a group of children on their way to school.

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