Driver killed as dump truck rolls over and dangles on Tokyo highway

T TV Tuesday 21/November/2017 13:14 PM
By: Times News Service

A dump truck dangles over the edge of a highway in downtown Tokyo, following a crash that killed the driver.
A dump truck was dangling over the edge of a highway in downtown Tokyo on Tuesday (November 21), following a crash that killed the driver, local media reported.
Japan's TV Tokyo showed that the 10-ton (22,046-lb) truck, loaded with sand, was rolled over and lying on its side over on a highway near Tokyo's Roppongi entertainment district after it hit the outer wall of the road at around 4:00 a.m. (1900 GMT).
The driver, reported to be a man in his 50s, was sent to hospital and later confirmed to be dead. Parts of the expressway and the road below were temporarily closed following the accident.
The police is investigating the cause of the accident, media reported.