Five people died in central Japan on Friday when a minivehicle suspected of carrying too many passengers overturned on a national highway, local media reported.

Shortly after midnight Thursday, police received a report that a minivehicle carrying six people had rolled onto its side on Route 165 in Nabari City, Mie Prefecture, Kyodo News said.

Two men and three women, believed to be in their teens to 30s, were confirmed dead, while another man in the vehicle was seriously injured in the accident, the report said.

Police are working to identify the victims and investigate the cause of the accident. They suspect that the vehicle may have been overloaded.

Source: Xinhua News 

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