Damaged vehicles wait to be towed off the highway after 52 car pile-ups happened in less tan two hours, in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Dec 13, 2010.
"I have been working as traffic police for 8 years, but I've never seen so many accidents happen at the same place before," said local policeman Han Tao.
Traffic of the Wenjiachang to Shuangliu section of Chengdu's ring road was totally paralyzed shortly after the fog fell at around 8:40 am and caused a series of accidents in a visibility of less than five meters.
The road, covered with vehicle parts and glass, was sealed from 11:00 to 11:30 am.
"My car seemed to be thrown into the milk, I couldn't figure out which direction I was going," said a man surnamed Zhou, whose car was hit at the tail in the fog.
"I couldn't see anything and didn't have a second to press the brake," said a taxi driver with the surname Zhao, who suffered a head injury in a crash.
While some blamed the fog for their misfortune, others questioned whether those who manage the highway should be held partly responsible for the accidents.
"The highway was not closed even in such a heavy fog, is this someone's neglect of duty?" said a woman surnamed Huang, whose car was totally damaged in a collision.
Another unnamed driver echoed Huang's remarks and said no fog alert was found anywhere before the accidents happened.
A woman surnamed Du from the company that manages the highway said the heavy fog fell all of a sudden and was hard to predict.
But they quickly initiated an emergency response after they were made aware of the situation and sealed the road, Du said.
Cars pile up on a highway in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Dec 13, 2010.
A car runs into a truck on a highway in one of the 52 pile-ups in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Dec 13, 2010.
A car is mounted by a light truck on a highway in one of the 52 car pile-ups in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Dec 13, 2010.
A policeman works on a highway after 52 car pile-ups in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Dec 13, 2010.
Vehicle fragments are seen on a highway after 52 car pile-ups in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Dec 13, 2010.
A man receives medical treatment after being hurt in one of the 52 car pile-ups in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Dec 13, 2010.
Source:chinadaily
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