More of 200 cars today they were involved in a multiple crash in the province of Henan (center) caused by a Dense fog that limited visibility, reported the provincial traffic authorities. there is at least a dead.
The incident occurred at 07:40 on Wednesday local time (23:40 on Tuesday GMT) on the bridge of Zhengxinwhich crosses the Yellow River and is 9.1 kilometers long.
an unknown number of wounded They have been taken to nearby hospitals, authorities said.
At least eleven people who had been trapped in their vehicles had been rescued as of 9:30 a.m. local time (1:30 a.m. GMT), the Zhengzhou Fire Department, the provincial capital, reported.
Traffic on the bridge is blocked in both directions, according to local media.
Visibility in multiple areas, including Zhengzhou, was below 500 meters, and 200 meters in some areas this morning, according to the local weather service.
The local fire brigade immediately dispatched 11 trucks and 66 firefighters rescue workers to the scene, state media reported.
The local traffic police had issued a Notice two hours earlier, banning all vehicles from the bridge due to fog, according to a statement from the Zhengzhou traffic authorities.
The Zhengxin Huanghe Bridge is a major flyover over the Yellow River connecting Zhengzhou with neighboring Xinxiang.
(With information from EFE)
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