PENNSYLVANIA: Heavy snowfall in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania has killed at least 60 people when more than 60 vehicles collided on the National Highway. Several people were injured. The incident happened Monday morning on Interstate 81 Highway in Shuilkill County. Vehicles, including cars, tractor trailers and trucks, were hit by heavy snowfall. The accident took place when the drivers might not see the road clearly due to heavy snowfall. A video has emerged of vehicles losing control and crashing into other vehicles on a snowy road. Cars are seen sliding off the road and trucks crashing into cars. Some of the drivers were seen getting out of the vehicle and going to a nearby bush. The videos show some vehicles catching fire following the collision and a large amount of smoke rising from them.
The accident caused a traffic jam on the national highway for several kilometers. This also seriously affected the emergency rescue operation. The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital by paramedics.