At least six people died after icy road surfaces led to a traffic wreck in US’ Texas states in which 133 vehicles crashed into each other. The accident occurred in the Fort Worth area in the express lanes of Interstate-35.
As many as 65 people were injured, who were taken to the hospitals for treatment, as per news agency Reuters.
“There were multiple people that were trapped within the confines of their vehicles and requiring use of hydraulic rescue equipment to successfully extricate them,” Forth Worth Fire Chief Jim Davis told a news briefing.
Video from the scene showed dozens of smashed cars and trucks, some literally piled on top of one another on a slick roadway under cloudy skies. A large stretch of the highway was closed in both directions for hours after the crash.
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