Like a junkyard on the road... 200-vehicle pileup in China due to fog

Accurate Cause and Scale of Accident Unknown
Some Witnesses Say "Damaged Vehicles Number Around 400"

A major accident involving a collision of 200 vehicles occurred in China due to thick fog.

According to local media such as Huanqiu Shibao, a large-scale vehicle collision accident occurred around 7:46 a.m. on the 28th at the Huanghe Bridge in Zhengzhou City, Henan Province.

The authorities have not yet officially announced the number of damaged vehicles, but local media estimated that about 200 vehicles were involved in the collision, and some witnesses reported that the number of damaged vehicles reached 400.

Chain collision scene on the Huanghe Bridge Photo by AFP·Yonhap News

Preliminary statistics initially identified by on-site rescue workers indicate that more than 200 vehicles were involved in the accident. The authorities dispatched 11 fire trucks and 66 paramedics to handle the accident.

Photos released on Weibo (China's version of Twitter) show numerous vehicles densely entangled to the point where lane markings are not visible. The cars were dented from the contact collisions, and some vehicles were even on top of the roofs of other cars. The exact cause and scale of the accident are unknown. Police and others estimate that the accident occurred due to the thick fog at the time.

A man who witnessed the collision told local media in an interview, "The fog was thick at the time of the accident, and visibility on the Huanghe Bridge was especially very short. With the cold wave, the bridge was icy, and the cars did not stop, resulting in an estimated collision involving more than 400 vehicles."

A witness driving in the opposite lane also explained, "I saw vehicles colliding with each other in the opposite lane. The fog was so thick and visibility extremely short. The location of the accident is a section with heavy traffic every morning, so the damage seemed to be severe."

Meanwhile, the Henan Provincial Meteorological Observatory reported that visibility in the accident area was about 20 meters, which was very short, and other areas such as Luohe, Zhoukoudian, and Jumadian also had visibility below 500 meters due to thick fog, urging drivers to drive safely.

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