Five killed after truck collides with bus in northern Japan

Police at the scene of a crash between a bus and a truck in Yakumo, Hokkaido prefecture (Kyodo News via AP)

Five people have died and 12 others taken to hospital after a truck collided with a bus in Hokkaido in northern Japan, according to local media reports.

Police said the truck might have strayed into oncoming traffic, Kyodo news agency reported.