A large truck collided with a bus parked near the shoulder of the road in Kurihara City, Miyagi Prefecture, killing three passengers, including two Nepalese men who were international students. The Tohoku Transport Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism conducted a special audit on the afternoon of March 17 of the Yasu Land Transport Co., Ltd.
in Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture. The "Commercial Vehicle Accident Investigation Committee," which consists of automotive engineering experts and others, began an investigation such as information collection on the 17th.