Kyushu pileup kills three, hurts nine

Three people were killed and nine were injured Tuesday in an expressway collision involving five vehicles in Yame, Fukuoka Prefecture, police said. The collision occurred at around 2:10 a.m. about 1 km south of the Yame interchange on the Kyushu Expressway. The police said the pileup began when a car hit a side wall before a truck and three other vehicles became involved. (Japan Times)