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13 injured in Japanese pileup

FUJI, Japan, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- A massive car crash left 13 people injured near Fuji, Japan, Saturday.

The pileup started when a 10-ton truck crashed into a car stopped at a red light on the highway, police said. The collision eventually led to a 14-car accident that included four trucks, The Mainichi Daily News reported.

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A 54-year-old man sustained serious head and neck injuries when his car and another car were crushed under a truck. Twelve others had minor injuries.

The truck driver was arrested on suspicion of driving negligently.

Fuji is an industrial town of about 237,000 in the Shizuoka prefecture of central Japan.

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