2 Hong Kong tourists injured in Japan after rental car crashes into tunnel wall
- Japanese media say pair in their 20s were taken to hospital, but their conditions were deemed not life threatening
- Local authorities investigate cause of accident on Hokkaido’s Doto Expressway, with press saying road was covered with compacted snow and ice
Two Hong Kong tourists in Japan were injured on Monday after their rental car crashed into a tunnel wall on the island of Hokkaido.
The driver, a 25-year-old bank employee, was initially unconscious when he was taken to hospital while the 28-year-old woman passenger complained of pain, according to Japanese media. Their conditions were deemed not life threatening.
The pair, who hold Hong Kong passports, were travelling on Hokkaido’s Doto Expressway at the time of the accident.
The crash ensued when the rental car veered into the oncoming traffic lane and hit the tunnel wall. Local police said they believed the vehicle had skidded on the frozen road surface close to a tunnel entrance.
Media outlets in the country said the road was covered with compacted snow and ice. Authorities are still investigating the exact cause of the accident.
