All Restrictions Lifted for Kan-Etsu Expwy Following Massive Pileup (Update 1)
Vehicles that caught fire following Friday’s massive pileup are seen on the Kan-Etsu Expressway in Minakami, Gunma Prefecture, on Saturday.
11:58 JST, December 28, 2025 (updated at 16:05 JST)
All restrictions have been lifted for the Kan-Etsu Expressway, the site of a massive 67-vehicle pileup on Friday.
A section of the Niigata-bound lane between the Tsukiyono and Minakami interchanges in Gunma Prefecture was reopened at 1 p.m. Sunday by operator East Nippon Expressway Co.
The accident occurred at about 7:25 p.m. Friday near the Minakami Interchange on the Niigata-bound lane. Two people were killed and 26 injured.
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