3 killed in boats collision in Japan

By Anadolu staff

At least three people were killed when two boats collided in the Seto Inland Sea in western Japan on Sunday, according to local media.

A pleasure boat collided with a tugboat early in the morning, Kyodo News reported.

The tugboat captain made an emergency call around 5:45 a.m. local time, the local fire department said, adding that four people were recovered from the pleasure boat, but two men and a woman died, and the fourth suffered minor injuries.

The pleasure boat sank after colliding with the 16-meter-long, 19-ton tugboat off Yamaguchi province.

A dense fog advisory was issued for the prefecture on Sunday morning, said the news agency.

*Writing by Islamuddin Sajid