BEIJING: Several people were injured after more than 100 cars crashed into each other on an icy stretch of highway in the Chinese city of Suzhou, Chinese media reported on Friday, the latest accident caused by extreme weather conditions.
Dramatic footage from state television CCTV and social media showed numerous cars piled up haphazardly on the highway with one jack in the air at a sharp angle.
Scattered glass and debris could be seen everywhere. Cold waves, blizzards and freezing rain have hit large parts of China over the past few weeks, affecting traffic as millions rush home for Lunar New Year celebrations.
During this week, the government increased its emergency response to freezing temperatures and also launched several response plans for traffic flows, supplies and electricity in provinces and cities, including Beijing, Hebei, Shanxi, Anhui and Hubei, Xinhua reports.
