One dead and 13 taken to hospital after multivehicle accident in Fujisawa

One person died and 13 others were taken to the hospital following a multivehicle collision at an intersection in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, at around 9 a.m. on Monday, according to the city’s fire department.

A passerby reported to the department that there was a collision involving a passenger car, a bus and a taxi.

A woman in her 70s, who was in the passenger car, died in the accident involving six vehicles, Fuji TV reported, citing police and fire authorities.

The 13 others — five men and eight women — comprised one person from the same car, 11 bus passengers and one other person, according to media reports.

The passenger car appeared to have struck two vehicles traveling in the opposite direction, then collided with the back of a bus that was crossing the intersection, broadcaster TBS reported, citing police.

The accident occurred at an intersection about 200 meters east of Fujisawa-Honmachi Station on the Odakyu Enoshima Line.