Sudden snow unleashes deadly chaos on freeway
By An Baijie | China Daily | Updated: 2011-12-09 08:32
Firefighters help people injured in a series of accidents along a 112-km stretch of the expressway from Qingdao to Jinan in Shandong province. More than 50 vehicles were involved in the accidents after a sudden snowstorm made the road slippery. One rescuer called it "the most serious freeway accident I've ever seen". Mou Shutao / for China Daily |
BEIJING - More than 50 cars were involved in a series of accidents caused by a sudden heavy snowfall on a freeway in East China's Shandong province on Thursday, leaving two people dead, local authorities said.
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