There was heavy fog in Zhengzhou City, Henan Province on Wednesday (28th), and road visibility was poor. Several car accidents occurred on the Zhengxin Yellow River Bridge. The most accident was a collision of 10 vehicles .Many people were injured and trapped. The official has not yet announced whether there were any casualties. Firefighters arrived at the scene and rescued 11 passengers and the driver trapped in the car. Most of the vehicles involved in the accident were small vehicles free of hazardous chemicals, and two-way traffic on the bridge deck was congested for several miles. According to the preliminary statistics of the rescuers, more than 200 vehicles were involved in the accident.
Reports of “100 vehicles collided on Zhengzhou Yellow River Bridge” circulated on the Internet. heavy fog. The Zhengzhou Yellow River Highway Bridge Management Bureau later said that there were many traffic accidents involving multiple vehicles on both lanes of the bridge.
Photos posted on the Internet showed that the surface of the bridge was foggy and multiple vehicles were colliding with each other. The bodies of several private cars were deformed and damaged, and another vehicle was chased and crashed until it flew high and landed on the roof of another car. The scene was a disaster and large numbers of people were waiting for help by the roadside. One of the truck drivers said that due to the thick fog over the bridge and the icy road surface, “it was impossible to see the road clearly and I couldn’t brake the car.”
