Authorities are still searching for survivors after the partial collapse of a tunnel in Japan on Saturday night. NBC's Lester Holt has more. By NBC News staff and wire servicesUpdated at 8:50 p.m. ET: TOKYO — A tunnel on a major highway in central Japan collapsed on Sunday, killing at least four people and starting a blaze, Japanese media reported.
Follow @NBCNewsUS (http://twitter.com/NBCNewsUS)Attempts to rescue those still trapped inside the smashed tunnel, which began spewing smoke after concrete ceiling panels fell onto the road, have been interrupted for fear they might trigger another collapse.
Four bodies have been found so far, according to news reports.
The fire service earlier said at least seven people were unaccounted for in the 2.8-mile tunnel in Yamanashi prefecture, about 50 miles west of Tokyo on the Chou Expressway, a main road connecting the capital to western Japan.
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