RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 1 : Japan - Vehicle Accident

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Situation Update No. 1 Posted:2010-01-02, 12:49:55 [UTC] Ref.no.: VI-20100102-24390-JPN Situation Update No. 1 On 2010-01-02 at 20:41:59 [UTC] Event: Vehicle Accident Location: Japan Province of Gunma Shibukawa Number of Injured: 33 person(s) Situation: A sightseeing bus with 46 people on board crashed through the center divider on an expressway in Shibukawa, Gunma Prefecture, on Saturday, injuring 33 people. Two female passengers suffered broken hips, while the others on board sustained slight injuries, police said. The police are questioning the 35-year-old bus driver on suspicion of causing injury while driving a vehicle. In the accident, which occurred around 10:45 a.m. on the Kan-Etsu Expressway, the bus plowed through the center divider and strayed into the outbound lane, where it avoided hitting any oncoming vehicles. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu