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Tunnel collapse lawsuit

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A group of bereaved parents of five of the nine killed in the December 2012 ceiling collapse in the Sasago Tunnel head for the Yokohama District Court in Yokohama on May 15, 2013. They filed a lawsuit seeking some 890 million yen in compensation from Central Nippon Expressway Co., the operator of the expressway tunnel in Yamanashi Prefecture.

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Collapsed tunnel fully reopens

OTSUKI, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopters shows the Sasago Tunnel, a twin-bore tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, becoming fully operational on Feb. 8, 2013, after a 68-day hiatus following a collapse of its ceiling in December 2012, killing nine.

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Collapsed tunnel fully reopens

OTSUKI, Japan - The Sasago Tunnel, a twin-bore tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, becomes fully operational on Feb. 8, 2013, after a 68-day hiatus following a collapse of its ceiling in December 2012, killing nine.

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Collapsed tunnel fully reopens

OTSUKI, Japan - The Sasago Tunnel, a twin-bore tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, becomes fully operational on Feb. 8, 2013, after a 68-day hiatus following a collapse of its ceiling in December 2012, killing nine.

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Sasago tunnel

OTSUKI, Japan - The site of the fatal collapse of an interior roof on Dec. 2, 2012, in the Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, is shown to reporters on Feb. 3, 2013, for the first time since the accident. Flowers are laid where vehicle fires happened.

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Sasago tunnel

OTSUKI, Japan - The site of the fatal collapse of an interior roof on Dec. 2, 2012, in the Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, is shown to reporters on Feb. 3, 2013, for the first time since the accident. Flowers are laid where vehicle fires happened.

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Tunnel after ceiling collapse

KOSHU, Japan - The inbound lanes in the Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, are shown to reporters on Jan. 15, 2013, for the first time since the fatal collapse of interior roof on Dec. 2, 2012.

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Tunnel after ceiling collapse

KOSHU, Japan - The inbound lanes in the Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, are shown to reporters on Jan. 15, 2013, for the first time since the fatal collapse of interior roof on Dec. 2, 2012.

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Tunnel after ceiling collapse

KOSHU, Japan - The inbound lanes in the Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, are shown to reporters on Jan. 15, 2013, for the first time since the fatal collapse of interior roof on Dec. 2, 2012.

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Express tunnel collapse

KOSHU, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 3, 2012, shows a truck being moved out of Sasago Tunnel in Koshu, Yamanashi Prefecture, after being trapped when the tunnel's concrete ceiling collapsed the previous day. The police confirmed nine bodies in three vehicles including the truck trapped inside the 4.7-kilometer tunnel on the Chuo Expressway.

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Express tunnel collapse

KOSHU, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 3, 2012, shows a truck being towed away from Sasago Tunnel in Koshu, Yamanashi Prefecture, after being trapped when the tunnel's concrete ceiling collapsed the previous day. The police confirmed nine bodies in three vehicles including the truck trapped inside the 4.7-kilometer tunnel on the Chuo Expressway.

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Express tunnel collapse

KOSHU, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 3, 2012, shows a vehicle outside Sasago Tunnel in Koshu, Yamanashi Prefecture, after being trapped when the tunnel's concrete ceiling collapsed the previous day. The police confirmed nine bodies in three vehicles including this one trapped inside the 4.7-kilometer tunnel on the Chuo Expressway.

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Expressway tunnel caves in

KOFU, Japan - Photo shows rescue workers at the scene of a cave-in inside the Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture, as captured by the expressway operator's monitoring camera, on Dec. 2, 2012. The accident left several people dead, police said.

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Expressway tunnel caves in

KOFU, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows rescue workers near the Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture on Dec. 2, 2012. The tunnel caved in, leaving several people dead, police said.

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Expressway tunnel caves in

KOFU, Japan - Photo shows rescue workers and reporters near the Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture on Dec. 2, 2012. The tunnel caved in, leaving several people dead, police said.

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Expressway tunnel caves in

KOFU, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows smoke billowing out of the Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture on Dec. 2, 2012. The tunnel caved in, leaving several people dead, police said.

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Bus carrying 41 Thai tourists catches fire in tunnel

OTSUKI, Japan - Police officers examine a burnt sightseeing bus April 5 near the Sasago Tunnel in the Tokyo-bound lane of Chuo Expressway in Otsuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, after the bus carrying 41 Thai tourists caught fire in the tunnel. Two girls were wounded in the fire while evacuating the bus.

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Court denies company executives' negligence in deadly tunnel collapse

Relatives of five of the nine people killed in the December 2012 Sasago Tunnel roof collapse on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture head to the Yokohama District Court in Yokohama on Feb. 16, 2016. Later in the day the court rejected their claim that negligence by executives of a Nagoya-based expressway operator and its road maintenance subsidiary contributed to the roof's collapse. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court orders operators to pay damages over tunnel collapse deaths

Relatives of victims killed when the concrete ceiling of the Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture collapsed in 2012 head to the Yokohama District Court on Dec. 22, 2015. The court ordered Central Nippon Expressway Co. to pay around 440 million yen ($3.62 million) in damages to the families of five of the nine victims, finding the Nagoya-based expressway operator and its Tokyo-based subsidiary had failed to appropriately maintain and repair the aging structure. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tunnel collapse victims mourned on 5th anniversary

Bereaved family members of the victims of the Sasago Tunnel collapse on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, mourn at a memorial service in Tsuru, Yamanashi, on Dec. 2, 2017, the fifth anniversary of the accident that left nine people dead and two injured. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tunnel collapse victims mourned on 5th anniversary

Mourners including bereaved family members of the victims of the Sasago Tunnel collapse on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, hold a memorial service in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Dec. 2, 2017, the fifth anniversary of the accident that left nine people dead and two injured.(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tunnel collapse victims mourned on 5th anniversary

The Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, is pictured on Dec. 2, 2017, the fifth anniversary of its ceiling collapse that killed nine people and injured two. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tunnel collapse victims mourned on 5th anniversary

Bereaved family members of the victims of the Sasago Tunnel collapse on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, lay flowers at a tent set up near the entrance of the tunnel on Dec. 2, 2017, the fifth anniversary of the accident that left nine people dead and two injured. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tunnel collapse victims mourned on 4th anniversary

Bereaved family members of the victims of the Sasago Tunnel collapse on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, attends a memorial ceremony, held near the entrance of the tunnel, on Dec. 2, 2016, the fourth anniversary of the accident that left nine people dead and two injured. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tunnel collapse victims mourned on 4th anniversary

Mourners including the bereaved family members of the victims of the Sasago Tunnel collapse on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, observe a moment of silence on Dec. 2, 2016, the fourth anniversary of the accident that left nine people dead and two injured. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tunnel collapse victims mourned on 4th anniversary

The Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, is pictured on Dec. 2, 2016, the fourth anniversary of its ceiling collapse that killed nine people and injured two. The bereaved families of the victims observed a moment of silence and offered flowers at 8:03 a.m., the exact time the accident occurred, at a tent placed near the tunnel's entrance. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bus carrying 41 Thai tourists catches fire in tunnel

OTSUKI, Japan - Police officers examine a burnt sightseeing bus April 5 near the Sasago Tunnel in the Tokyo-bound lane of Chuo Expressway in Otsuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, after the bus carrying 41 Thai tourists caught fire in the tunnel. Two girls were wounded in the fire while evacuating the bus. (Kyodo)