“Heavy snow that fell in northern Japan over the weekend killed eight people on Hokkaido island, including a family whose car became buried.
Kazuyo Miyashita, 40, her two daughters Misa, 17, and Sayo, 14, and her son Daiki, 11, died at a hospital Saturday night of carbon-monoxide poisoning after their vehicle got buried in the snow, according to Kyodo news service.”
Source:Snow Kills 8 in Japan, Including Family in Car – ABC News