Nine killed as highway tunnel ceiling collapses in Japan
Nine killed as highway tunnel ceiling collapses in Japan
Tokyo, Dec 3: Concrete ceiling panels fell onto moving vehicles deep inside a long Japanese highway tunnel, and authorities confirmed nine deaths before suspending rescue work Monday while the roof was being reinforced to prevent
India TV News DeskPublished : Dec 03, 2012 13:42 IST, Updated : Dec 03, 2012 13:48 IST
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The nine dead were traveling in three vehicles in the tunnel about 80 km west of Tokyo on a highway that links the capital to central Japan.
The tunnel opened in 1977 and is one of many in the mountainous country.
