259 cars involved in an accident

• Pitot

  21 Jul 09, 06:41

  German pile-up involves 259 cars

  At least 66 people have been injured in a mass pile-up involving 259 cars on a motorway in north Germany, police say.

  Ten people are said to be fighting for their lives in hospital after the series of crashes on the A2 between Hanover and Peine on Sunday evening.

  Police said the pile-up was believed to have been caused by a combination of heavy rain and excessive speed.

  Rescue workers were busy throughout the night treating the injured and clearing damaged cars from the motorway.

  "I have not seen anything like this before. I have seen many accidents but never a pile-up this size," said firefighter Klaus Wulfes.

  One of the drivers said his car had been hit from behind and pushed into a ditch, from which his family were able to escape unharmed.

  "All I did was turn around to check on my little son, our son. That was my only thought," he told the Reuters news agency.

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8159290.stm

• lianamaster

  26 Jul 09, 23:20

  

• Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1)

  27 Jul 09, 22:35

  259  
  
  
  wtf....

• CannyOng

  27 Jul 09, 22:40

  Curse the autobahmn

• jayh272416

  27 Jul 09, 22:42

  

• Arapahoe

  28 Jul 09, 00:33

  heee everyone stick too close to the butt of the car ahead.....

• jayh272416

  28 Jul 09, 20:26

  Originally posted by Arapahoe:

  heee everyone stick too close to the butt of the car ahead.....

  like dominoes lor