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Taiwanese Tourists Injured in Collision with Bus Near Lake Kawaguchiko

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A car accident occurred in Fujikawaguchiko, Japan, involving a rental car driven by a 52-year-old Taiwanese man and a bus.
  • The collision happened at an intersection without traffic signals, resulting in injuries to three people.
  • The injured include the 82-year-old passenger in the rental car, a bus passenger, and the bus driver.

A collision involving Taiwanese tourists has occurred near the popular tourist destination of Lake Kawaguchiko at the base of Mount Fuji. The accident, which took place on August 6, involved a rental car driven by a 52-year-old Taiwanese man and a local bus.

The incident happened around 12:30 p.m. at a county road intersection in Funatsu, Fujikawaguchiko town, which reportedly lacks traffic signals. The rental car, carrying another Taiwanese man aged 82 as a passenger, collided with a bus approaching from the right.

Three individuals sustained injuries in the crash. The 82-year-old Taiwanese passenger in the rental car was hurt, along with a 53-year-old male bus passenger from Chiba City and a 32-year-old male resident of Singapore who was also on the bus. The bus was carrying a total of 10 people, including the driver.

Authorities are investigating the exact cause of the accident. The Fujiyoshida Police Department is examining the details of the collision at the signal-less intersection.

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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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