An overnight bus rammed two parked trucks early March 3 at a rest stop in Oyabe, Toyama Prefecture, killing two people and leaving dozens injured.
The bus, which departed from Sendai the previous night, was headed to a hot springs resort in Ishikawa Prefecture.
The accident killed bus driver Kazuya Obata, 37, and passenger Yoshihiro Ono, 48, a schoolteacher. A total of 24 people were taken to a hospital. (Kyodo)
富山県内のサービスエリアで3月3日、高速バスがトラックに衝突し、2人が死亡した。
The Japan Times ST: March 14, 2014