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Story summary
- A 12-vehicle crash in Sano, Tochigi, Japan on January 4 left one person dead and several injured.
- Tea leaves spilled from a moving truck created a slippery road and contributed to the crash.
- A 78-year-old man from Saitama died after stepping from his truck and being struck by an oncoming vehicle, while four others were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
- The road was temporarily closed while workers cleared the tea leaves.
