Some 15 people hurt in 20-vehicle expressway pileup in western Japan

Around 15 people were taken to hospital following a major pileup on Thursday involving around 20 vehicles near an exit of an expressway in western Japan, local authorities said.The accident occurred around 9:45 a.m. in the city of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, near an exit onto a suburban road from the Keinawa Expressway.Those who were taken to hospitals sustained minor injuries, according to rescue workers.Police said it appears a tanker truck, one of three heavy vehicles involved, impacted a line of vehicles waiting at a traffic light on the suburban road.The Keinawa Expressway connects Kyo…READ FULL ARTICLE