Ex-truck driver gets 7 yrs in prison over crash that killed 6 in Japan
TSU, Japan (Kyodo) -- A Japanese court on Tuesday sentenced a 55-year-old former truck driver to seven years in prison for causing a multivehicle cras
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TSU, Japan (Kyodo) -- A Japanese court on Tuesday sentenced a 55-year-old former truck driver to seven years in prison for causing a multivehicle cras

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