Multiple fatalities were reported in a pile-up involving 50 vehicles including trailer tractors in Missouri.
The crash on I-57 around noon on Thursday was caused by someone braking late in foggy conditions, according to 23WIFR.
Videos from the scene showed trucks on fire and dark smoke billowing in the air for miles.
‘This is a major incident with multiple crashes involving several tractor trailers and fatalities,’ the Missouri Department of Public Safety wrote on Facebook.
‘Both directions are closed and there is a large-scale cleanup underway as well as continuing major-crash fatality scene investigation by Missouri State Highway Patrol.’
At least one fatality was confirmed by the Missouri State Highway Patrol. However, emergency responders at the scene said there were multiple deaths.
The public safety department had ‘no estimated time for reopening I-57’.
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