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2 killed, 3 injured in traffic accident in Fukushima

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Two men were killed and three other men injured after a minivan collided head-on with a car on a highway in Fukushima on Wednesday morning.

According to police, the accident occurred at around 6:40 a.m. on National Route 115, Fuji TV reported. Police quoted witnesses as saying that the collision took place near a curve and that the minivan had just passed a car when it drifted over the center line and crashed into the oncoming car.

Police said the driver of the minivan was killed, along with the driver of the car. A second man in the minivan is in a coma, while two other male passengers who were in the minivan sustained light injuries.

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I've driven on the Eastern side of that road on numerous occasions and didn't notice it to be any quieter/busier than most country roads in Japan, especially at that time of the morning.

Not sure what Zichi's first hand experience of the area but suffice to say it's a windy road that needs a lot of care and attention on it.

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No "airbags" ? Or did they simply not deploy ?

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