Massive Crash on Highway in Japan Kills 1, Injures 26 as Holiday Season Starts

Massive Crash on Highway in Japan Kills 1, Injures 26 as Holiday Season Starts
Burnt vehicles are seen after a massive crash in snowy weather on an expressway, in Minakami, northwest of Tokyo, early on Dec. 27, 2025. Kyodo News via AP
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TOKYO—A massive crash in snowy weather killed one person and injured 26 on an expressway in Japan late on Friday as the country kicked off its end-of-the-year holiday season.

The Gunma prefectural highway police said Saturday that the pileup on the Kan-etsu Expressway started with a collision between two trucks in the town of Minakami, about 160 kilometers (100 miles) northwest of Tokyo.