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2 killed in tour bus-truck collision in Hokkaido

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The drivers of a tour bus and a two-ton truck were killed Thursday when their vehicles collided head-on in Nanae, Hokkaido.

According to police, the accident occurred at around 9:30 a.m. on a curve on National Route No. 5, TV Asahi reported. The bus was carrying 33 tourists from Singapore. Police said 14 of them sustained light injuries.

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The matter of who had the right of way is of little matter now.

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I read bus driver tried to avoid collision in vain. Truck driver fatigued?

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