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A monolithic clang successful snowy upwind killed 1 idiosyncratic and injured 26 connected an expressway successful Japan precocious connected Friday (December 26, 2025) arsenic the state kicked disconnected its end-of-the-year vacation season.
The Gunma prefectural road constabulary said connected Saturday (December 27, 2025) that the pileup connected the Kan-etsu Expressway started with a collision betwixt 2 trucks successful the municipality of Minakami, astir 160 km northwest of Tokyo.
A 77-year-old pistillate from Tokyo died, constabulary said. Out of the 26 injured, 5 were reported to beryllium successful superior condition.
The clang of the trucks blocked parts of the expressway, and cars coming from down them were incapable to brake connected the snowy surface. More than 50 vehicles were progressive successful the pileup, constabulary said.
A occurrence erupted astatine the acold extremity of the pileup, spreading to much than a twelve vehicles, immoderate of which were wholly burned. Nobody was injured from the fire, which was extinguished astir 7 hours later, constabulary said.
A informing astir dense snowfall was successful effect precocious Friday (December 26, 2025), erstwhile galore Japanese started their year-end and New Year holidays.
Parts of the expressway remained closed for constabulary investigation, removal and cleaning of the wreckage.
