56-car pileup in China slippery conditions, fog to blame

CHINA — Slippery conditions and fog are thought to have contributed to a huge car pileup that ki.ed 17 people in northeastern China. The crash involved 56 cars on the Beijing-Kunming highway in China’s Shanxi province around 9 a.m. Monday, according to state news agency Xinhua. It had been snowing and raining before the ac.dent, which also injured 37 people, Xinhua said. A day after the collision the highway was still closed to traffic, according to the Shanxi Traffic Control Center.

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