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Woman dies after truck hits car stopped on Japan expressway
On the night of October 17, a truck hit a car stopped on the Shin-Tomei Expressway in Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture.
The car had stopped near a tunnel entrance after colliding with a deer.
A 22-year-old passenger from Shizuoka City was outside the car when the truck struck it, and the moving car hit her.
She died at the scene about an hour and a half later; the car's driver was not injured.
Police arrested the 46-year-old truck driver on suspicion of causing injury through negligent driving, and he admitted involvement.
Police are investigating the case as suspected negligent driving causing death.
The crash closed the expressway's northbound lanes between two interchanges for about seven hours and 40 minutes.
A woman died after a truck struck a car that had stopped on the Shin-Tomei Expressway in Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture.
The car had stopped after colliding with a deer, and the woman was outside the vehicle when the truck hit it from behind.
The car was propelled into the woman, who died about an hour and a half later.
Police arrested the truck driver on suspicion of negligent driving causing injury and are investigating on suspicion of negligent driving causing death.
The expressway’s inbound lanes were closed for about seven and a half hours; one report gives the closure as about seven hours and 40 minutes.
- Who
- A 22-year-old woman from Shizuoka City, Kanami Naito, died. A 46-year-old truck driver was arrested.
- What
- A truck struck a car stopped after a deer collision, and the car hit Naito, who was outside.
- When
- About 11:50 p.m. on October 17, 2026.
- Where
- The inbound Shin-Tomei Expressway in Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture, near a tunnel entrance.
- Why
- The car had stopped after colliding with a deer. The sources do not state why the truck struck it.
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A truck struck a car stopped after colliding with a deer on the inbound Shin-Tomei Expressway.
Kanami Naito was confirmed dead.
Police arrested the truck driver and said they were investigating on suspicion of negligent driving causing death.
The inbound lanes between Okazaki-Higashi IC and Shinshiro IC were closed for about seven hours and 40 minutes, according to Chūnichi Shimbun.
- Victim
- Kanami Naito, 22, from Shizuoka City
- Crash time
- About 11:50 p.m. on October 17
- Crash location
- Inbound Shin-Tomei Expressway, Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture
- Truck driver
- Tomoki Matsushita, 46, from Sakura, Chiba Prefecture
- Road closure
- About 7.5 hours; Chūnichi Shimbun reported about 7 hours and 40 minutes
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