As reported (for example, in
the Guardian), there was a tunnel collapse in a highway near Tokyo a few days ago. This collapse is not a total collapse of the tunnel, but the concrete ceiling panels fell down to crash several cars running below. 9 people were killed by this accident.
But there could be one more casualty: as mentioned in the article of the Guardian, a journalist working for NHK (Nihon Hoso Kyokai = Japan Broadcasting Cooperation) who happened to drive his
SUBARU Impreza WRX under the collapsing tunnel, narrowly escaped the accident.
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SUBARU Impreza that escaped the accident.
(Picture taken from here.) |
Many people in Japan believed that this escape was possible because it was Impreza, with high performance for a quick acceleration and good rigidity of the car body. If the car was Prius, then the driver would be dead now...
