Rescuers seek survivors from tunnel collapse in Japan

At least seven people were missing today after about 150 concrete panels fell from the roof of a tunnel on the main highway linking Tokyo with central Japan.

Rescuers seek survivors from tunnel collapse in Japan

At least seven people were missing today after about 150 concrete panels fell from the roof of a tunnel on the main highway linking Tokyo with central Japan.

Efforts to rescue any survivors trapped inside the tunnel were hindered by heavy smoke after one vehicle caught fire inside the Sasago Tunnel, about 50 miles outside Tokyo.

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