Boat collision kills 3 off Japan’s Yamaguchi

TOKYO — A collision between two boats off the coast of Kudamatsu in Japan’s Yamaguchi prefecture left three people aboard a pleasure boat dead.

The accident occurred at around 5:45 a.m. local time on Sunday when the captain of a tugboat reported the collision.

Four individuals aboard the pleasure boat were thrown into the sea, and search and rescue efforts located three people who were later confirmed dead.

A 28-year-old male passenger on the pleasure boat sustained minor injuries and was rescued by the tugboat.

The Coast Guard was investigating the cause of the collision.

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