30 vehicles collide in heavy fog on Chinese highway; 18 dead
By Associated Press | Published: 15th November 2017 08:08 PM |
Last Updated: 15th November 2017 08:08 PM | A+A A- |
Rescuers carry an injured person on a stretcher after a highway accident in Fuyang in central China's Anhui province, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. (AP)
BEIJING: State media say more than 30 vehicles have collided in heavy fog on an expressway in eastern China, killing at least 18 people and injuring 19 others.
The official Xinhua News Agency said the pileup Wednesday morning in Fuyang, a city in Anhui province, caused several vehicles to catch fire.
It cited local police as saying 19 people were injured, nine seriously, and were being treated in a hospital.
Xinhua said the accident caused several kilometers (miles) of traffic congestion and that an investigation was underway.
