A 50-60 m section of the Sasago tunnel on the Chuo Expressway collapsed in the Tokyo-bound lane, about 80 km from Tokyo. Probably 7 people have died and recovery is still ongoing. A fire that started in the tunnel after the collapse was put off 3 hrs after the collapse.
"When I was driving in the tunnel, concrete pieces fell down suddenly from the ceiling," one man told public broadcaster NHK. "I saw a crushed car catching fire. I was frightened, left my car and walked for about an hour to get out of the tunnel." The Guardian had a video of the collapsed section here, which you can also view below, in our Media Gallery of this article. The video shows a large concrete section of what appears to be the roof of the tunnel. The details are still not clear.
See also CNN news item here and the Telegraph news item here!
Source: The Guardian
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