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Hong Kong woman killed, 5 others injured in car crash in Japan’s Hokkaido

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A 53-year-old Hong Kong woman died and five others were injured in a head-on car crash on Monday in Furano, Hokkaido, Japan. The collision occurred on National Route 38 at around 3:30pm local time. This marks the second such accident involving Hong Kong residents in Hokkaido in less than a week. Japanese news outlets reported the incident.

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One person killed, five others injured

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The crash occurred at around 3:30pm Japan Standard Time on National Route 38 in Furano.

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Japanese news outlets reported the incident.

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  • One person killed, five others injured
  • Victim was a 53-year-old woman from Hong Kong

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A 53-year-old Hong Kong woman died and five others were injured in a head-on car crash in Japan on Monday, becoming the second such accident in Hokkaido prefecture to involve city residents in less than a week. Japanese news outlets reported that the incident took place at around 3.30pm (Japan Standard Time) on National Route 38 in Furano.

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Japanese news outlets reported the incident.

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A 53-year-old Hong Kong woman died in a head-on car crash on Monday in Hokkaido, Japan.

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Five other people were injured in the same crash.

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The crash occurred at around 3:30pm Japan Standard Time on National Route 38 in Furano.

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This is the second accident in Hokkaido involving Hong Kong residents in less than a week.

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