Grainy surveillance video inside the tunnel showed the frantic efforts to save those trapped. Japanese police say these large concrete ceiling panels as many as 150 came crushing down, sparking a fire on this major highway connecting Tokyo to central Japan. Witnesses describe a scene of chaos as people ran to safety, flames and smoke billowing through the 3-mile-long tunnel. One truck driver trapped under the rubble, called for help. But there was so much smoke, firefighters had to hold rescue efforts fearing another collapse. 

Late Sunday, rescue crews pulled the charred remains of several bodies including the truck driver. Investigators say the tunnel had just passed a routine inspection in September.