One Dead in Big Pileup on Chinese Bridge Shrouded in Fog: State Media

One Dead in Big Pileup on Chinese Bridge Shrouded in Fog: State Media
Cars crash in a pileup on a bridge in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video released on Dec. 28, 2022. Video obtained by Reuters
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BEIJING—One person was killed on Wednesday when more than 200 vehicles were involved in a pile-up on a bridge in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou in heavy fog, rescuers and the CCTV state broadcaster reported.

Cars and trucks could been seen crumpled and piled on top of each other on the Zhengxin Huanghe bridge in pictures and videos posted on social media. One car was jack-knifed in the middle of a pile in a picture taken from CCTV footage.