10 people hospitalized after car accident in Japan’s Nara prefecture: Reports

Tokyo:At least ten people have been hospitalized after a car accident involving about 20 vehicles and a truck on a highway in the Japanese prefecture of Nara, the NHK broadcaster reported on Thursday, citing Japan’s police.

According to the report, the accident occurred at 9:45 a.m. local time (00:45 GMT) on the Keinawa Expressway in the vicinity of Kashihara city.

A truck has allegedly rear-ended a passenger car standing at a traffic light at the highway’s exit, prompting the latter to collide with several other vehicles, the report said. A total of 20 cars have been damaged.