Fiery Bus Crash on Japanese Highway Leaves 2 Dead, 7 Injured

Fiery Bus Crash on Japanese Highway Leaves 2 Dead, 7 Injured
Investigators work near the overturned bus on a highway in Toyoyama, Aichi prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 22, 2022. Kyodo News via AP
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TOKYO—A bus crashed into a dividing strip, overturned, and caught fire on an expressway in central Japan on Monday, killing two people and injuring seven others, police said.

The bus, traveling between downtown Nagoya and a nearby prefectural airport, apparently hit the divider just before leaving the expressway, according to Aichi police. They said the cause of the crash is under investigation.