Expressway from Chiba across Tokyo Bay closed due to fatal multivehicle accident

Two people in a truck died on Thursday after a multivehicle accident on the expressway that crosses Tokyo Bay connecting Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures, authorities said.The accident on the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line involving four vehicles occurred at around 6:55 a.m. inside the underwater tunnel in Kawasaki, Kanagawa. A semi-trailer truck is believed to have crashed into another truck that was at the rear of a traffic jam.The Aqua-Line serves as a key link between Chiba, reeling from the aftermath of a recent typhoon that damaged infrastructure and disrupted traffic, and Tokyo and Kanagawa on th…READ FULL ARTICLE