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A camper van crashed into a barrier and overturned on the Shin-Tomei Expressway in Susono, Shizuoka. A woman in her 80s was injured; a tire blowout is suspected.
On August 6 at around 8:00 a.m., a camper van crashed into the central divider and overturned on the Shin-Tomei Expressway in Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture. Preliminary reports indicate a rear-left tire blowout as the cause.
A female passenger was injured; one source says she is about 80 years old, another says 85. She was taken to a hospital. The driver, a 57-year-old man from Tokyo's Adachi area, owned the vehicle.
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On August 6, shortly after 8 a.m., a camper van collided with the central divider and overturned on the Shin-Tomei Expressway in Susono, Shizuoka Pref...
On August 6, shortly after 8 a.m., a camper van collided with the central divider and overturned on the Shin-Tomei Expressway in Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture. The incident is believed to have been caused by a tire blowout. An 85-year-old female passenger was injured and taken to a hospital. The driver, a 57-year-old man from Adachi, Tokyo, was the owner of the vehicle.
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