Seven people died and 15 others were injured when more than 100 vehicles crashed on an expressway in southwest China's Guizhou Province on the morning of December 27.
Local authorities said the pile-up began when a truck crashed into a petrol station in Zunyi County at about 8AM. At least 100 other vehicles then crashed into the rear of each other, according to local firefighters.
Six people died at the scene. One died in hospital. The injured received treatment at the People's Hospital in Zunyi County.
It was foggy when the pile-up happened. At around 10AM, visibility on the expressway was less than 50 meters, according to a Xinhua reporter at the scene.
Traffic banked up for about 20 kilometers after the accident.
Xinhua/VOVNews
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