A 53-year-old Hong Kong woman died and five others were injured in a head-on car crash in Japan on Monday, becoming the second such accident in Hokkaido prefecture to involve city residents in less than a week.Japanese news outlets reported that the incident took place at around 3.30pm (Japan Standard Time) on National Route 38 in Furano.A rental car carrying a family of four from Hong Kong crossed into the opposite lane and collided head-on with another passenger vehicle carrying two Japanese nationals, according to media reports.
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Hong Kong woman killed, 5 others injured in car crash in Japan’s Hokkaido
A 53-year-old Hong Kong woman died and five others were injured in a head-on car crash in Furano, Hokkaido, Japan, on Monday afternoon. The incident occurred on National Route 38 when a rental car carrying a family of four from Hong Kong reportedly crossed into the opposite lane.
Kristen CheungSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-21 · 10:21 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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A 53-year-old Hong Kong woman died and five others were injured in a head-on car crash in Furano, Hokkaido, Japan, on Monday afternoon. The incident occurred on National Route 38 when a rental car carrying a family of four from Hong Kong reportedly crossed into the opposite lane. This rental car then collided head-on with another passenger vehicle occupied by two Japanese nationals. This is the second car accident in Hokkaido involving Hong Kong residents in under a week.
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This is the second accident in Hokkaido involving Hong Kong residents in less than a week.
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A rental car carrying four people from Hong Kong collided head-on with another vehicle.
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The accident occurred on National Route 38 in Furano.
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Five other people were injured in the same car crash.
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