At least 10 hospitalized after major car crash in Japan

At least ten people have been hospitalized after a car accident involving about 20 vehicles and a truck on a highway in the Japanese prefecture of Nara, Japanese media reported on Thursday, citing police.

According to the report, the accident occurred at 9:45 a.m. local time (00:45 GMT) on the Keinawa Expressway in the vicinity of Kashihara city, Sputnik said.

A truck has allegedly rear-ended a passenger car standing at a traffic light at the highway's exit, prompting the latter to collide with several other vehicles, the report said. A total of 20 cars have been damaged.

According to the media, all of the victims are conscious.