INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Dozens of vehicles crashed in significant car pileup on a bridge in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou in Henan province since of
extremely foggy conditions on Wednesday early morning, state media CCTV reported.Several cars and trucks might been seen crumpled and
overdid top of each other on the Zhengxin Huanghe bridge in images and videos on social media
One vehicle was significantly jack-knifed in the middle of a pileup in a picture from CCTV footage.Many people were hurt and caught at the
scene of the accident and the fire department was on the bridge, according to CCTV.Preliminary estimates from rescuers at the scene are that
the pileup involved more than 200 cars and the injured were sent out to the medical facility for treatment, according to regional
television.There were no more information concerning casualties or reported injuries.Visibility in several locations, including Zhengzhou,
was less than 500 meters (1,640 feet), and 200 meters in some locations today, according to the local meteorological service.The regional
fire department instantly dispatched 11 fire trucks and 66 fire rescue personnel to the scene, according to state media.Multiple accidents
happened on the north-to-south and south-to-north directions near the middle line of the Zhengxin Huanghe Bridge, CCTV reported.Local
traffic authorities had actually issued a notice banning all lorries from passing the bridge because of foggy weather 2 hours back,
according to a statement issued by the Zhengzhou traffic authorities.The Zhengxin Huanghe Bridge is a significant overpass throughout the
Yellow River, connecting Zhengzhou and surrounding Xinxiang.A video of about 42 seconds on Chinas Twitter-like Weibo platform showed rows of
cars and trucks in different states of damage with people meandering on the bridge taking videos and pictures.One chauffeur who appears to
be the individual recording states, this is too frightening
I do not believe we can leave the bridge
Source - NDTV- With input from companies
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