Fog causes 51-vehicle pile-up

Heavy fog led to a 51-vehicle pile-up on the highway linking Chile’s capital Santiago to the port city of Valparaiso today, killing five people and injuring more than 20.

Fog causes 51-vehicle pile-up

Heavy fog led to a 51-vehicle pile-up on the highway linking Chile’s capital Santiago to the port city of Valparaiso today, killing five people and injuring more than 20.

Police said the accident started when one small vehicle stopped suddenly due to lack of visibility in the dense morning fog which was made worse, witnesses said, by smoke from the burning of nearby fields.

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