Two dead in highway collision in Japan

A highway bus and a truck have collided on an expressway in Tokushima Prefecture of Japan at around 12:30 P.M. local time on Monday. Due to the head-on collision, the bus caught fire and soon both vehicles were engulfed in flames. Police said a passenger on the bus and the truck driver died.

The 12 other people onboard the bus including the driver sustained a range of injuries. Police also said the crash occurred along a section of single-lane road where the lanes are separated by poles. They believe the two vehicles collided near the center line after one of the vehicles veered into the oncoming lane.