Around 2 PM.
Due to fog, the severe multi-vehicle rear-end collision that occurred in Chuanbai County has finally been cleared.
Eighty-seven vehicles were involved, resulting in 27 fatalities on the spot, and three critically injured individuals died after being transported to the hospital.
Eighteen seriously injured individuals have been rescued and are no longer in life-threatening condition...
The major cause of the high number of casualties is due to the fact that the expressway was toll-free during the New Year's Day holiday and was packed with private cars for road trips and family visits, with almost no empty seats, filled with family and friends.
Secondly, among the vehicles involved in the collision were several heavy-duty tractor trailers, which like 'tanks', had a massive impact in the rear-end collisions, crushing the three private cars with all passengers deceased.
