More than 100 vehicle pile-up leaves US motorists stranded in snowstorm

"More than 100 vehicles smashed into each other or slid off the interstate highway in Michigan as a snowstorm made conditions treacherous for road travel in the US state. The huge pile-up on Monday prompted the Michigan State Police to close both directions of Interstate 196 highway just southwest of Grand Rapids, while officials worked to remove all the vehicles, including more than 30 trailer trucks."

"a motorist, told The Associated Press news agency that he could barely see the cars in front of him as the snow blew across the road, while driving 32-40 km/h (20-25 mph), before the pile-up. He was able to stop his pick-up truck safely, but then decided to pull off the road into the median to avoid being hit from behind. It was a little scary just listening to everything, the bangs and booms behind you."

A severe snowstorm produced a massive pile-up in Michigan where more than 100 vehicles smashed into each other or slid off Interstate 196 just southwest of Grand Rapids. Michigan State Police closed both directions of the highway while crews worked to remove all vehicles, including more than 30 trailer trucks. Numerous injuries were reported but none were believed to be fatal. The storm moved across the country with the National Weather Service issuing warnings for extremely cold temperatures or potential winter storms from northern Minnesota through Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York. Temperatures were expected to fall to -22°C including wind chill, and freezing overnight lows were possible. Motorists were urged to slow down and avoid travel in treacherous conditions.

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