Tokyo (AP) - concrete ceiling drop deep inside a long Japanese highway tunnel driving vehicle, authorities suspended the relief work, and roof is reinforced to prevent more before the collapse confirm that nine people were killed.
The first two car on fire accident happened at Sunday morning, smoke hindered the rescue work. Position about 1.7 km (mile) 4.7 km (3 miles) long Sasago in the tunnel accident also make the difficult of the work.
Fire and disaster management agency officials say, 6 months rattan, search suspended on Monday morning, and in the highway operators do not support on the ceiling of the rest of the panel. It is expected to return to the afternoon.
Goto said, it is not clear whether any other survivors.
Police and road operators in central Japan expressway co., LTD., concrete plate collapse cause is under investigation. Each panel size, many fall and other details of the collapse and did not immediately released.
Nine dead three vehicles in the tunnel of about 80 km (50 miles) in central Japan of highway, west of Tokyo connects the capital. Tunnel opened in 1977, is a mountainous country, many.
The company President and chief executive officer of the gold Takekazu, said the company check other tunnel structure similar to, including a parallel tunnel traffic will be the opposite direction. The two parts of the highway had been indefinitely shut down.
Two personal injury-troubled collapse.




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