Car skidded and hit oncoming truck
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/01/23
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – A Taiwanese woman died in a car accident in Japan believed
Snow has hit Tokyo hard over the past few days. (By Associated Press)
to be linked to the abundant snowfall in that country, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed Tuesday.
At least two people have died during snowstorms and excessive snowfall in Central Japan and the Kanto region surrounding Tokyo over the past few days.
A 52-year-old woman named Kao (高) was driving Monday evening when the wheels of her car skidded in the snow and she hit an oncoming truck, the Central News Agency reported.
The woman was not a tourist but a resident of Chiba Prefecture (千葉縣) holding a job at a local restaurant. [FULL STORY]