47 injured in Tokyo expressway bus accident; at least 1 Singaporean on board
Forty-seven passengers were injured after a tour bus rear-ended another while both vehicles were travelling on an expressway on Saturday (April 5) in western Tokyo.
At least one Singaporean passenger was on board the rear-ended bus, travel agency KKday told AsiaOne. That person was confirmed to be safe.
According to Japanese news outlet Kyodo News, the tour bus was carrying mostly foreign nationals when it was struck from behind while traveling on an expressway.
A bus driver reported at around 10.15am that none of the victims sustained life-threatening injuries in the collision, which occurred near the mouth of the Kobotoke Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Hachioji.
KKday confirmed that 12 of its travellers were affected by the crash, including one Singaporean and others from Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Malaysia.
«The tour has been immediately stopped, and all 12 KKday customers were taken to the hospital for medical checks,» its spokesperson said, adding that the bus was carrying not just its clients but also passengers from other travel platforms and agencies.