A police officer stands next to a bus that was rear-ended by a truck May 8 near Hiroshima. KYODO PHOTO

Tadashi Horie, 57, president of Horiekakou, a chemical products manufacturer, died of his injuries at a nearby hospital.

Kazutaka Suzuki, the truck's 61-year-old driver, was arrested at the site for alleged professional negligence resulting in injuries.

The accident occurred on the Sanyo Expressway near Hiroshima.

The bus overturned after the truck hit it from behind, prefectural police spokesman Kyoji Yokoyama said.

Police said there were 17 male and four female passengers on the bus, who were employees of Horiekakou in Gotsu, Shimane Prefecture. They were heading to the Dogo hot spring resort in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, on a recreation tour.

The Japan Times Weekly: May 12, 2007
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