Japan tunnel collapse

Police raid Japan tunnel operator after collapse

4 Dec 2012

Police were searching the offices on Tuesday of the company operating an expressway tunnel where hundreds of concrete ceiling slabs collapsed onto moving vehicles below, killing nine people.

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Safety probe after Japan road tunnel collapse kills 9

3 Dec 2012

Japan ordered inspections of ageing highway tunnels on Monday after a fiery collapse that killed nine people, as suspicion over the cause of the accident centred on decaying ceiling supports.

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Nine dead in Japan expressway tunnel collapse

3 Dec 2012

At least nine people died after a major Japanese road tunnel collapsed at the weekend, trapping vehicles and sparking a blaze, media reports said on Monday.

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Five killed in Japan as expressway tunnel ceiling collapses onto traffic

3 Dec 2012

Japanese rescuers found five charred bodies in an expressway tunnel that collapsed yesterday, crushing cars and triggering a blaze, and sparking fears of another cave-in.

4:31AM

At least five dead in Japan tunnel collapse

2 Dec 2012

Japanese rescuers found five charred bodies in a highway tunnel that collapsed on Sunday, crushing cars and triggering a blaze, and sparking fears of another cave-in.

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