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| Deadly pile-up in southern Virginia | Deadly pile-up in southern Virginia |
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| At least three people have been killed and 25 injured in a pile-up involving almost 100 vehicles in the US state of Virginia, police say. | |
| They said there were 17 separate crashes within a distance of one mile (1.6km) on Interstate 77 near the base of Fancy Gap Mountain. | They said there were 17 separate crashes within a distance of one mile (1.6km) on Interstate 77 near the base of Fancy Gap Mountain. |
| The accidents began shortly after 13:00 local time (17:00 GMT) on Sunday, when there was heavy fog in the area. | The accidents began shortly after 13:00 local time (17:00 GMT) on Sunday, when there was heavy fog in the area. |
| It was reportedly the most deadly of several similar pile-ups since 1997. | It was reportedly the most deadly of several similar pile-ups since 1997. |
| Queues of traffic in southbound lanes near the scene of the crashes stretched for eight miles, police said. | Queues of traffic in southbound lanes near the scene of the crashes stretched for eight miles, police said. |
| "This mountain is notorious for fog banks," said Glen Sage of the American Red Cross office in the town of Galax. | "This mountain is notorious for fog banks," said Glen Sage of the American Red Cross office in the town of Galax. |
| "They have advance signs warning people. But the problem is, people are seeing well and suddenly they're in a fog bank." | "They have advance signs warning people. But the problem is, people are seeing well and suddenly they're in a fog bank." |
| At the centre of the crash was an eight-car wreck. Some of them were on fire, police spokeswoman Corinne Geller said. | At the centre of the crash was an eight-car wreck. Some of them were on fire, police spokeswoman Corinne Geller said. |
| Nina Rose, 20, was driving to New York state with her mother when she passed the crash scene. | Nina Rose, 20, was driving to New York state with her mother when she passed the crash scene. |
| "We just saw a bunch of people standing on the median, just with their kids and families all together. There were cars smashed into other cars, and cars just underneath other semi-trucks," she said. | "We just saw a bunch of people standing on the median, just with their kids and families all together. There were cars smashed into other cars, and cars just underneath other semi-trucks," she said. |
| Photos from the scene showed a charred tractor-trailer and other burned-out cars. School buses were used to take stranded travellers to shelters and hotels. | Photos from the scene showed a charred tractor-trailer and other burned-out cars. School buses were used to take stranded travellers to shelters and hotels. |
| There have been six similar incidents since 1997, but Sunday's incident was the most deadly, the Roanoke Times newspaper reported. | There have been six similar incidents since 1997, but Sunday's incident was the most deadly, the Roanoke Times newspaper reported. |