LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — A massive pileup involving dozens of cars and trucks in dense fog kil.led four people on Saturday and inj.ured 30 on a highway in western Slovenia, police said.
The accident took place on a key motorway connecting the capital of Ljubljana with the Adriatic coast. The area was wrapped in thick fog and police say this was the likely cause of the pileup.
Eyewitness photos published by local online media showed dozens of crumpled cars, some of them lodged under trucks. Police said some 70 various vehicles were caught in the crash near Senozece, some 70 kilometers (42 miles) southwest of Ljubljana.
The motorway remained closed for traffic as emergency crews, firefighters and police struggled to provide help and clear the scene.
State STA news agency said the pileup was one of the biggest ever in the small EU country.
By Associated Press
First video of yesterdays 70+ car pileup in Slovenia, due to dense fog. 4 fatali.ties
MASSIVE PILE-UP in Slovenia
Over 70 cars were involved in a massive pile-up that took the liv.es of 4 people and left over 30 inju.red.
It took 10 hours to clear the highway.
Дата на публикация: 2 февруари, 2016
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