Woman dead and 13 injured after major crash in Japan

• A 77-year-old woman has died and 13 people were injured following a multi-vehicle crash in Fujisawa, Japan.
• The collision occurred at around 9am on Monday when a car driven by a 77-year-old man reportedly hit several vehicles head-on before crashing into a tour bus.
• At least 11 passengers aboard the tour bus, mostly aged between 60 and 80, were among those injured in the collision.
• Japanese police have launched an investigation into the exact cause of the intersection crash.
• The accident comes amidst a series of recent fatal road incidents in Japan, including a collision in Chiba prefecture last month that killed three people.

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Passenger killed and 13 injured in multiple-vehicle collision near Tokyo