8 killed in sand storm smash-up
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April 10, 2011, Sunday
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A SAND storm in northern Germany caused a huge highway pileup Friday that killed eight people and injured at least 41 others, police said.
Rostock police spokesman Volker Werner said rescue operations were still under way and the death toll could rise following the crash in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state.
At least 41 people were injured, many of them seriously, and were brought to nearby hospitals. Others who suffered shocks or bruising received treatment on the spot, Werner said.
In total some 110 people in 80 cars and three trucks were involved in the crash, Werner said. At least 17 vehicles caught fire, including a truck carrying flammable material.
The crash was caused by a sand storm, but it was unclear if this was down to a sudden lack of visibility or by sand on the road, Werner said.
Strong winds may have carried the sand from nearby fields to the four-lane highway, Werner said.
Rostock police spokesman Volker Werner said rescue operations were still under way and the death toll could rise following the crash in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state.
At least 41 people were injured, many of them seriously, and were brought to nearby hospitals. Others who suffered shocks or bruising received treatment on the spot, Werner said.
In total some 110 people in 80 cars and three trucks were involved in the crash, Werner said. At least 17 vehicles caught fire, including a truck carrying flammable material.
The crash was caused by a sand storm, but it was unclear if this was down to a sudden lack of visibility or by sand on the road, Werner said.
Strong winds may have carried the sand from nearby fields to the four-lane highway, Werner said.
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