A light wagon crashes into a road sign on National Route 30 in Okayama, leaving four people seriously injured (Kyodo News)

At around 7:00 a.m. on the 5th, a call was made to 110 reporting a single-vehicle accident in which a light wagon collided with a signpost on National Route 30 in Fujita, Minami Ward, Okayama City. According to Okayama Minami Police Station, five male passengers were transported to hospital, four of whom are in critical condition and one is unconscious. According to the police station and fire department, the vehicle was heading north.